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Labour Migration from Ukraine to Poland: Current State and Further Perspectives
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Abstract Throughout its history, Ukraine has been both a country of origin and transit or destination for migrants. Ukraine has always been actively involved in the migration processes of Europe and the world. Poland has always attracted Ukrainians because of its territorial proximity, minor
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Throughout its history, Ukraine has been both a country of origin and transit or destination for migrants. Ukraine has always been actively involved in the migration processes of Europe and the world. Poland has always attracted Ukrainians because of its territorial proximity, minor
language barrier and higher salaries. After 2014, Poland became the most popular destination among Ukrainian workers. The signifi cant increase in the number of migrants from Ukraine is due not only to economic reasons but also to the military conflict in Eastern Ukraine which had an impact on the geography of migration flows, gender composition etc. At the same time, Poland experienced a shortage of workers amid successful economic development and record low unemployment. The situation connected with the spread of the virus, the pandemic, and the closure of borders have signifi cantly affected the economic situation in the world, migration
flows, migration policy etc. However, it is diffi cult to predict migration flows after the end of quarantine, but it is clear that the EU member states will primarily need seasonal workers from Eastern European countries (including Ukraine). As Poland will also need additional labour forces, it can be argued that it will consolidate its position as the leading destination for Ukrainian labour migrants.... view less
Keywords
Ukrainian; labor migration; Poland; migration; migration policy; epidemic
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
COVID-19; pandemic
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 129-142
Journal
Studia Europejskie - Studies in European Affairs, 24 (2020) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.33067/SE.3.2020.7
ISSN
1428-149X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0