On 20 May in Katowice, Poland, Ukrainian workers decided to establish their own union with support from the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions, the OPZZ. This will mark the first ever migrant workers trade union in the country and its main goal is to organize and support Ukrainian workers so as to better integrate them within Polish unions, the labor market, and civil society as a whole.
Strong labor inflows. Better known for its emigrant flows, for several years now Poland has been welcoming an increasing number of immigrants, primarily from the Ukraine. Ukrainian workers have been a longstanding feature in Poland due to a combination of salary differences, historical and family links, administrative conditions (employment permits are not obligatory for seasonal work, where the promise of a job is enough to a visa), the military conflict with Russia, and a deep economic crisis affecting Ukraine since 2014, which together have contributed to the rising immigration numbers.
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