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Shortly after the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic, there was a lack of national conscious educated workers in Slovakia. To address this issue, Czech employees were recruited. The number of the Czechs was thus growing gradually, and by 1930 it reached about 120,000 Czech citizens in Slovakia. The change in the political situation in 1938 considerably restricted the employment opportunities for Czech workers. After October 6, 1938 the representatives of the Hlinka's Slovak People's Party clearly demanded the departure of the Czechs from Slovakia. A significant change in the position of Czech employees in Slovakia occurred following the establishment of the Slovak Republic. The Slovak government decided to relocate all Czechs against whom it gradually adopted discriminatory legal measures.