In Poland, Ukrainians are increasingly being replaced by workers from Asia and Latin America
There are currently about 30,000 citizens of Colombia and the Philippines working in Poland, and employers are increasingly hiring workers from Asia and South America. Against this backdrop, discussions are intensifying regarding the future of Ukrainian migrant workers in the Polish labor market.
Michał Sołecki, President of Worksol Group, stated that the process of replacing Ukrainian workers has already effectively begun.
According to him, the Polish labor market is quickly filling the labor shortage thanks to workers arriving from Asia and Latin America.
After the outbreak of full-scale war, some Ukrainians began moving to Western European countries, where higher wages and simpler employment conditions are offered.
According to Soletsky, even after the war ends, many Ukrainians may face difficulties when returning to the Polish labor market.
“Companies that have already hired workers from Asia or Colombia will not lay them off just to hire Ukrainian citizens again,” he noted.
The expert emphasized that employers are interested in workforce stability and are not inclined to make massive personnel changes after forming new teams.
Although Ukrainians remain the largest group of foreign workers in Poland, their dominance is gradually declining.
At the same time, the number of workers from the following countries is growing rapidly:
- Nepal;
- India;
- the Philippines;
- Colombia.
According to SW Research, the industrial sector continues to have the highest demand for foreign labor.
Foreigners are also actively finding employment in the following sectors:
- administration;
- transportation;
- logistics;
- warehousing.
Experts note that the Polish labor market continues to seek new sources of labor due to a shortage of workers, and competition among migrant workers from different countries is gradually intensifying.
This is reported by WNP.
Earlier, Poland decided to deport a Ukrainian citizen and ban him from entering the country for five years. The reason was widespread outrage after the man caught a huge catfish from Warsaw’s Lake Balaton, violating local fishing regulations.
In Warsaw, Ukrainian citizen Oleksandr Shevchenko interrupted a live broadcast by a Polish TV channel near the prosecutor’s office and urged Poles not to use offensive language against Ukrainians. After the incident, the man stated that he had left Poland out of fear of possible deportation.
