Labour Migration of Ukrainians to the Warmia-Masuria Province: Current Trends and Key Challenges

• Authors: Teresa Astramowicz-Leyk , Yaryna Turchyn , Olha Ivasechko

Abstracts

EN

The article examines the labour migration of Ukrainians to the Warmia-Masuria province. Such research methods as systematic, comparative, behavioural, statistical data analysis, document analysis, focused interviews and case study helped to identify current trends and key challenges presented by migration flows of Ukrainians to the province. The main factors affecting Ukrainian labour migration to the province are analysed, with particular emphasis placed on quantitative descriptions of the features of Ukrainian employment in the region. It is concluded that there are prospects for further labour migration of Ukrainian workers to Warmia-Masuria.

Keywords

EN

labour migrants; Ukrainian workers; Warmia-Masuria province

• Publisher: University of Warsaw - Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) and Regional Studies Association - Polish Section
• Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
• Year: 2023
• Issue: Special Issue
• Pages: 5-24

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Teresa Astramowicz-Leyk

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Political Sciences and Security Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000158812325

author

Yaryna Turchyn

• Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Lviv, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000291141911

author

Olha Ivasechko

• Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Lviv, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000321413309

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7366/15094995s2301

Biblioteka Nauki

2216601