From lack of awareness to meticulous action. Strategies toward old-age pension insurance among Polish migrant domestic workers in Germany

• Authors: Kamil Matuszczyk

Title variants

PL

Od braku świadomości do skrupulatnego działania. Strategie w zakresie ubezpieczenia emerytalnego wśród polskich pracowników migrujących do gospodarstw domowych w Niemczech

Abstracts

PL

Znaczna część pracowników migrujących na całym świecie ma utrudniony dostęp do ochrony socjalnej, zwłaszcza do świadczeń długoterminowych, takich jak emerytura. Szczególnie wrażliwą grupą w tym obszarze są pracownicy zatrudniani w gospodarstwach domowych. W artykule analizowane są przykłady migracji Polaków do Niemiec, a celem niniejszego opracowania jest przedstawienie strategii, jakie podejmują migranci w wieku 45 lat i więcej w kontekście planów emerytalnych i zapewnienia odpowiedniego poziomu zabezpieczenia społecznego podczas pracy za granicą. Wykorzystując materiał empiryczny zebrany podczas wywiadów z migrującymi pracownikami opieki domowej, przedstawicielami agencji zatrudnienia oraz ekspertami, artykuł rzuca światło na zróżnicowane uwarunkowania wpływające na strategie poszczególnych pracowników. W zależności od ogólnej wiedzy na temat ich praw socjalnych, strategii migracyjnej lub sytuacji osobistej migranci przyjmują trzy główne strategie, określone jako: (1) ucieczka od problemów zamiast zabezpieczenia społecznego, (2) przede wszystkim bezpieczna i legalna praca oraz (3) świadomy i dociekliwy ubezpieczony pracownik.

EN

A significant proportion of migrant workers around the world have difficult access to social protection, especially long-term benefits such as pensions. Domestic care workers are a particularly vulnerable group in this regard. Analysing the example of Polish migration to Germany, the aim of this paper is to present the strategies that migrants aged 45 and over undertake in the context of pension plans and ensuring an adequate level of social protection while working abroad. Using empirical material collected during semi-structured interviews with migrant care workers, representatives of employment agencies and experts, the article sheds light on the diverse conditions that influence the strategies of individual workers. Depending on the general knowledge of their social rights, their migration strategy or their personal situation, migrants adopt three main strategies called (1) escape from problems instead of social security, (2) secure and legal work above all and (3) an informed and inquisitive insured worker.

Keywords

EN

Germany; migrant care workers; old-age pension insurance; Poland; posting of workers; workers’ strategies

PL

Niemcy; migrujący opiekunowie; emerytury; Polska; delegowanie pracowników; strategie pracowników

• Publisher: Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
• Journal: Ubezpieczenia Społeczne. Teoria i praktyka
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 87-108

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Kamil Matuszczyk

• Uniwersytet Warszawski

• https://orcid.org/0000000167214095

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0015.0591

Biblioteka Nauki

2117118