Polish economy needs foreigners
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Every year domestic companies rely to a greater extent on employees from abroad – in 2020 the number of work permits in Poland exceeded 400,000. However, the growing number of visitors does not meet the current needs of entrepreneurs. Numerous Polish factories and trading companies, including every third company from the industrial and trade sector, are announcing the search for hands to work among foreigners. Therefore, the attractiveness of offers as well as ensuring stability and a sense of security are gaining in importance.
According to Eurostat data, in 2020 there were 23 million people from outside the EU within the borders of the EU, which is 5 percent of the population and a valuable human resource. The hospitality sector, which employs 12 percent of migrants, is largely based on their work – a percentage that is three times higher than for EU citizens. The second-largest area of employment for immigrants appears to be the construction sector, where 9 percent of them work.
The majority of foreigners working in Poland are citizens of Ukraine, constituting 72.6 percent of all working foreigners. Belarusians are in second position (less than 7 percent), followed by the citizens of Georgia and India (2 percent each).
