Number of work permits for foreigners grows in H1

The number of work permits issued to foreigners for grew to 217,300 in the first half of 2019, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social policy said. During the same period last year, 147,800 permits were issued, while in the entire 2018 the number of permits amounted to 328,800.

In the first half of 2019, the number of employees from Ukraine who received permits was 162,400 compared to 110,000 a year ago.

(PAP)