Title in original language: Slovenská pracovná sila v Protektoráte Čechy a Morava v rokoch 1939–1945
Author: Peter Mičko
Title in English: Slovak labour force in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in 1939–1945
Journal: Česko-slovenská historická ročenka, 26, 1, 2024, pp. 87-104
Abstract: After the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic (1939–1945), in addition to political and military problems, economic issues had to be solved in a short period of time, among which the problem of high unemployment in Slovakia was at the forefront. One of the solutions for its elimination was the departure of Slovak industrial and agricultural workers to the German Reich in search of work. In addition to the territory of Germany or Austria itself, the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia became an important destination for several thousand Slovak industrial and agricultural workers. The departure of Slovak workers was connected with the signing of the agreement of the Second Czech-Slovak Republic and later the Slovak Republic (1939–1945) with Germany on Slovak workers. The territory of the Protectorate thus became another potential area for the employment of Slovak workers. In addition to several economic and trade agreements between the countries, an important part of the mutual economic contacts was the hiring and subsequent placement of Slovak workers in jobs in the Protectorate.
Keywords: industrial and agricultural workers, Slovak Republic (1939–1945), Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia