Ukraińscy migranci zarobkowi w Polsce : dlaczego tak trudno ich policzyć?

Abstract

Ukrainian labour migrants in Poland. Why is it so difficult to count them?: The article discusses the characteristics of the Ukrainian labour migration to Po- land. The author tries to answer the question of why it is so difficult to estimate the actual number of Ukrainians working in Poland. The first section provides a brief overview of available data and estimates. The following sections focus on selected elements of the migration patterns which cause difficulties in estimat- ing the size of the population of Ukrainian workers. The analyses concern, inter alia, the imperfection of the system of employers’ declarations, alternative chan- nels of legalization of stay, the temporality of migration, preferred job search and remittances sending methods, and the specificity of the main sectors of employment.