Summer work for 13,000 unemployed Poles in Germany this year

Approximately 13,000 unemployed people from the Warmia i Mazury district will find seasonal work in German horticulture and agriculture this year with their gross wages reaching euro 5-euro 6 per hour. Most of those seeking jobs in the country's western neighbor use their personal contacts with German farmers, while the employment office acts as an intermediary in the transfer of documents, thus taking care of the legal aspect of the whoe procedure. Each Polish worker who wants to work in Germany receives a contract together with a visa and work permit. Some candidates may even look forward to better pay as the Olsztyn employment office offers its clients euro 7 per hour. However, they must have good command of German, and some experience in the job they apply for. The rate of unemployment in Warmia i Mazury is 29%, the highest in Poland. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 7; www.onet.pl) J.K.