{"id":37269,"date":"2025-08-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badania.uew.pl\/?p=37269"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:29:19","slug":"can-lower-silesian-employers-manage-without-immigrants-wueb-expert-dr-iwo-augustynski-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badania.uew.pl\/en\/can-lower-silesian-employers-manage-without-immigrants-wueb-expert-dr-iwo-augustynski-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Lower Silesian Employers Manage Without Immigrants? WUEB Expert Dr. Iwo Augusty\u0144ski Explains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amid the ongoing crisis at the border with Germany and rising incidents of aggression towards immigrants in the country, local government representatives emphasize that foreigners are an indispensable element of the region\u2019s labour market. WUEB expert Dr. Iwo Augusty\u0144ski offers his analysis on TVP Wroc\u0142aw\u2019s \u201cFakty.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013 We must not acquiesce to the spreading of hate speech, which leads to societal polarization. We cannot remain silent when public discourse features words that divide, wound, and instill fear\u2014and, worse still, incite vigilantism and aggressive behaviors,\u201d stated the Lower Silesian Voivode Anna \u017babska during a joint press conference of regional leaders, aimed at expressing opposition to the growing xenophobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayors of Wroc\u0142aw, Wa\u0142brzych, Jelenia G\u00f3ra, and Legnica\u2014as well as the region\u2019s education superintendent\u2014voiced similar positions. These officials underscored the critical role of immigration in the regional economy, particularly its contribution to filling staffing shortages in local enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WUEB Expert: There Is Space for Immigrants, But Employers Must Also Respect Polish Workers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Is the Lower Silesian economy truly incapable of managing without foreign workers? WUEB expert Dr. Iwo Augusty\u0144ski concurs with this assessment, while urging employers to avoid fostering fear among their employees toward immigrants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThere are demanding roles associated with relatively low wages\u2014and here, there is indeed space for immigrants, as Polish workers often are reluctant to take on such positions. However, employers must not implement policies that entail deteriorating work conditions or displacing Polish citizens from the labour market\u2014policies that can be summed up in the phrase \u2018Immigrants will take your place.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/strong>

<\/strong>\u2014 Dr. Iwo Augusty\u0144ski.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 18,000 Work Permits Issued to Foreigners in 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last year in Lower Silesia, nearly 18,000 work permits were granted to foreigners\u2014most to citizens of Ukraine, Belarus, and Georgia (a combined total exceeding 15,000, including almost 14,000 for Ukrainians). For comparison: during the record\u2011breaking years of 2022 and 2023, approximately 36,500 and 34,500 foreign nationals, respectively, obtained work permits\u2014predominantly Ukrainians. According to Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) data, about 124,000 foreigners are legally employed in Lower Silesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the full TVP3 Wroc\u0142aw feature: <\/strong>https:\/\/wroclaw.tvp.pl\/87950098\/21072025-2130<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Sebastian Rogalski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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