News from Poland :: 01.05.2023

Special edition of our current affairs magazine on May 1, Labor Day, in which we take a look at how Ukrainians, who had fled their country after the Russian invasion and settled in this country, transformed the Polish labor market and boosted the country's GDP.

Bogusława Rudecka, director of the Ukraine Business Center set up by Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers.

Photo: Radio Poland

In the magazine: Poland has granted temporary protection to around 989,080 Ukrainians fleeing their country in the wake of Russia’s invasion, the European Union’s statistics agency Eurostat reported last month. 900,000 Ukrainians (90% of which were women) were employed in Poland in April, according to Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS). How attractive is the country's labor market to them? An interview with former deputy PM and former economy minister Jadwiga Emilewicz as well as a look at how Ukrainian workers will benefit the Polish economy and the labor market in the long term, according to economists' estimates.    

Maksym Chukhen of Vertograd Juice operating in both Poland and Ukraine

Before Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Poland was home to some 1 million to 1.5 million Ukrainian workers. Now the country is set to accept hundreds of thousands more. How will their employment here contribute to the country's GDP growth this year or helping bring down inflation? Tune in to find out!

Presented by Danuta Isler