“Migrations, particularly the rising influx of economic immigrants to Poland in recent years, have significantly supported the growth of the Polish economy by ensuring the continuity of production and services even on weekends and holidays,” comments for „Rzeczpospolita” Agnieszka Kulesa, an economist and author of a report on the impact of migration on Poland’s economic development.
The Centre for Social and Economic Analysis reports that from 2015 to 2023, foreign workers in sectors such as transport, logistics, industry, construction, and agriculture contributed an average of 2.3% to the growth of Poland’s GDP, which corresponds to an average of 0.24 percentage points per year.
The newspaper predicts that as demographic changes in Poland rapidly reduce the number of domestic workers, the positive impact of economic immigrants from outside the EU will become even greater.
In the past three years, the number of foreigners with work permits has nearly doubled to over 1.5 million, while the ZUS register already listed almost 1.2 million foreigners.
However, the daily notes that these workers face numerous barriers in the job market, such as work permits tied to specific employers and positions, which complicates their opportunities for advancement.
Source: PAP/”Rzeczpospolita”
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