Poland’s Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administration Maciej Duszczyk said that all Ukrainians stopping work in the country could effectively bring the Polish economy to a halt. He said this on the "Gość Wydarzeń" program on Polsat News, reports UNN.
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According to Duszczyk, Ukrainians work in many sectors of the Polish economy, including trade, construction, transport and services. He stressed that they are filling labor shortages in the Polish market.
If it were not for Ukrainian citizens, we would wait 10 minutes for a bus instead of five. Because they fill the gaps in the Polish labor market. Therefore, a certain part of the Polish economy depends on refugees from Ukraine. If all Ukrainians united one day and did not go to work, the Polish economy would come to a standstill
Duszczyk criticized the idea of deporting unemployed Ukrainians
The deputy minister also criticized the proposal by the Law and Justice party to deport unemployed Ukrainian men of conscription age from Poland. Public discussions mentioned a figure of around 3,000 people.
Three thousand is a small brigade. Let me remind you that 900,000 people have been mobilized in Ukraine, so this is no help at all. In fact, those who do not work in Poland are people caring for their children with disabilities, or those who were wounded on the front line and are undergoing rehabilitation in Poland
He also expressed the opinion that after the war ends, a significant proportion of Ukrainians may remain in Poland. According to the official, if people enroll their children in Polish schools, learn the language and work, their social and economic ties with Poland become stronger.
In my opinion, the chances that many Ukrainians will return home are small, although there will be a return on such a scale; they will return, but their vital interests will be in Poland
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