Poland - 2012
Do migrants have a higher risk of poverty than the rest of the population?
- Code:
- RED92
- Key Area:
- Health And Social Protection
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
Forced migrants (asylum seekers) coming to Poland are at higher risk of poverty than the rest of the population due to, among others, their housing problems (homelessness or discrimination). Many migrants suffer from the situation on the labour market (worse working conditions, violation of workers' rights and instability of employment). Besides, certain groups of economic migrants (who do not have permanent stay in Poland) cannot count on help from the social welfare system in case of losing their job. Source: W. Klaus (red.), A Promised Land? The conditions of work of the foreigners in Poland, Warsaw 2011 (in press). |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Health and social protection |
| External Url | www.isp.org.pl/uploads/pdf/246292626.pdf |
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