How Poland attracts Ukrainian migrant workers – three reasons

Poland has been the most attractive for Ukrainian migrant workers for many years. The number of our citizens who want to stay to live in Poland is growing every year.

Anna Jobolda, Director of the Recruitment Department of the international employment company Gremi Personal, told Segodny about this.

Ukrainians name the main three advantages:

• high level of salaries compared to Ukraine (80.6%);
• stable economic situation in Poland (27.9%);
• the possibility of obtaining a work visa or a temporary residence permit is relatively easier than in other EU countries (25.4%).

According to the sociological research of the analytical center Gremi Personal “Pulse of labor migration”, 46.4% of Ukrainian workers declare their intention to stay in Poland.

Ukrainians working in Poland claim that they can afford more for a salary there, and they are also attracted by the possibility of career growth.

“Many start their career with physical work in Polish factories and plants, and later, having learned the language, move to more paid positions and open their own business. At the moment, about 25% of foreign entrepreneurs in Poland are Ukrainians,” says Anna Jobold.

Also, migrants are attracted by cheaper mortgages than at home. For 5 years, Ukrainians have been the leaders in the purchase of housing in Poland among foreigners.

Fears of Ukrainian workers

Despite the fact that now most of the Ukrainians in Poland are legally employed, one of the main fears of migrant workers is to be deceived and return home without money.

Experts also call the main fears of Ukrainians who go to work in Poland:

• be deceived and return home without money;
• illegal employment;
• not be able to extend your stay in Poland and apply for a Residence Card.

Labor migrants are also afraid that they will not be able to extend their stay in Poland.

Who is most often offered a job in Poland

• workers (14%);
• IT specialists (13% of all current vacancies in the region);
• candidates from the sphere of “Production / Agriculture” (12%).
• specialists from the field of “Marketing, advertising, PR” (9%);
• Sales candidates (7%).

The smallest number of vacancies (less than 0.1%) were opened in the categories “Sports, fitness, beauty salons”, “Arts, entertainment, mass media” and “Security”.

According to one of the personnel portals, the highest salary offered by employers from Poland is for Ukrainian IT specialists.