The Polish economy is growing rapidly thanks to Ukrainian migrant workers
Poland's gross domestic product has become six times larger than Ukraine's GDP due to Ukrainian labor migrants.
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Anatoly Kinakh spoke about this on the YouTube channel “UkrLife,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“According to various expert estimates, today from 5 to 7 million Ukrainians are forced to seek a livelihood abroad. In Poland - about 2 million, Russia - up to 2,5 million, and further, starting from Portugal, Spain, Germany and throughout Europe. Today there are already examples of migrant workers in Vietnam and the Middle East.
This is very serious, because if we take Polish statistics on labor migrants from Ukraine, then the average age of male labor migrants from Ukraine is from 34 to 40 years old - this is the most working and reproductive age. Of the total number of labor migrants in Poland, 83% are Ukrainians. The Poles are already openly saying that they have achieved high rates of economic growth, including thanks to the influx of labor migrants from Ukraine.
Poland is recalculating its GDP figures for the third time this year; they planned growth to 4,1%, then they recalculated it to 4,7%, and today they recalculated growth to 5,1% this year. Poland’s GDP is already about six times larger than our Ukrainian one,” the ex-prime minister noted.
As a reminder, PolitNavigator previously cited Verkhovna Rada deputy Igor Guz as saying that residents of Ukrainian villages are left without medical care due to the mass exodus of medical school graduates abroad.
Polish Economy Grows Rapidly Thanks to Ukrainian Migrant Workers