Luca Licska Ildikó Takács Anita Kovács Veronika Majzik

Hungary Official name: Republic of Hungary Area: km 2 Population: Neighbouring countries: Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia Official language: Hungarian State form: Parliamentary republic Capital and largest city: Budapest (population: ) Largest cities: Debrecen, Miskolc, Szeged, Pécs, Győr Major rivers: Danube (417 km), Tisza (597 km) Largest lakes: Balaton, Lake Velence Highest point above sea level: Kékes (1014 m) in the Mátra Hills

Member of the Schengen area since December 2007

In the presentation: Focus on Hungary-Outward mobility-Interviews Inward mobility to Hungary

Anecdote Uncle Cohen is speaking about his life: "I was born under the monarchy, I went to school in Czechoslovakia, I got married in Hungary, worked in the Soviet Union, and I am an Ukrainian citizen." One listener remarks, "You are a much travelled person." "Not at all," Uncle Cohen answers, "I never left my hometown..."

Hungary then and now

Focus on Hungary The population is 10, 05 million About 3 million ethnic Hungarians in the neighbouring countries. More than 100, 000 people work in Europe. More than 100, 000 foreigners work in Hungary.

Migration in Hungary The top 10 countries that Hungarian employees most like to work in: 1United Kingdom 2Austria 3Germany 4Hungary 5United States 6Australia 7Italy 8Ireland 9Spain 10Canada The top 5 countries where immigrates come to Hungary from: 1Romania 2Ukraine 3Serbia 4Germany 5China

Individual Motivation for Mobility

Distances People Would Relocate for Work

Time period People Would Relocate for Work

Interview We made an interview with two students in our school about their work placements in Germany. The questions contained the following: Aims Responsibilities Language knowledge Experience Work place Foreign people Differences (culture, mentality, city life, catering)

Inward mobility to Hungary

Work permit

Foreign labour Construction Agriculture Textile Clothing Retail Catering Entertainment

Foreign workers Language teachers Self- employed intellectuals Professionals Experts

Where do most migrants work

Migrants in the census by main groups of occupations Main source countries by citizenship SlovakiaRomaniaUkraineYugoslaviaAsian Professional 27, 916, 930, 630, 424, 7 Other non-manual 22, 715, 116, 3196, 9 Service 10, 716, 516, 215, 758, 5 Agricultural 0, 83, 61, 44, 70, 3 Industrial and construction 31, 738, 728, 425, 36, 6 Others 6, 39, 274, 92, 7 Total 100

Public policies for the migrant workers Public Employment Service Assisting job seekers Helping employers Training assistance Helping people setting up private enterprise

What to improve

Recognition of diplomas

Culture

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