The number of working foreigners fell m/m to 982.2 million at the end of April this year. – informs the Central Bureau of Statistics.
At the end of April 2023, 982.2 thousand foreigners were working, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics (GUS). The share of foreigners in the total number of workers was 6.4%. At the end of March this year, 1,018.9 thousand foreigners were working.
“At the end of April 2023, the share of foreigners in the total number of people working was 6.4 percent. Foreigners who performed work in April 2023 came from more than 150 countries,” we read in the press release.
The share of foreigners working in Poland in the total number of people employed has increased by 1.2 percentage points compared to January 2022.
“The largest group of foreigners working in Poland were Ukrainian citizens, who numbered 687.3 thousand at the end of April 2023. Their share of the total number of working foreigners decreased by 3.3 percentage points compared to January 2022.” – reported the Central Bureau of Statistics.
In the analyzed population of foreigners, the majority were men; their share fell from 64.7%. to 59.4 percent at the end of January 2022. it was also announced at the end of April 2023.
Report on immigrants in Poland
In Poland, the total number of immigrants can be estimated at about 3.5 to 4 million, of which 60 to 75 percent are Ukrainians – according to a report by the Warsaw Enterprise Institute.
The number of migrants is growing steadily around the world and they constitute an increasing percentage of the world’s population. In 2020, as many as 280 million people lived outside their country of origin for at least a year. Compared to 1990, the number of migrants has increased by 83.4%. – points to WEI in a report entitled: “Migration: Poland’s (for now) untapped opportunity.”
According to WEI, Polish immigration policy should introduce a mechanism for selecting immigrants based on labor market analysis. Other necessary tools include developing education programmes, recognizing qualifications and supporting entrepreneurship among migrants.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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