Ukrainian Labour Migrants Are Increasingly Looking Beyond Poland to Other European Countries

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In an interview with Polish Radio, Gremi Personal CEO Tomasz Bogdewicz spoke about trends in the Polish labour market: "Over the past three months, the rate of Ukrainians travelling to Germany on forged documents or Polish work visas has increased. People are not deterred by the risk of deportation, entry bans to the EU, police checks, or fines."

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According to Gremi Personal CEO Tomasz Bogdewicz, speaking to Polish Radio, over the past three months more Ukrainians have been travelling to Germany. Some use forged documents or Polish work visas to do so.

The article does not give the reasons for the move. It says Ukrainians are looking at other European countries rather than Poland, and that they are not deterred by the risk of deportation, entry bans to the EU, police checks, or fines.

Tomasz Bogdewicz names several risks that do not stop people: deportation, entry bans to the EU, police checks, and fines. He says the number of Ukrainians travelling to Germany on forged documents or Polish work visas has risen over the past three months.

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