Poland may take Filipino workers, says minister
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WARSAW, July 29, (AFP): Poland, whose right-wing government opposes taking in migrants, may have to look to Filipino workers to cover a growing labour shortage hurting the economy, a senior official said Saturday. “We are on course to conclude an agreement. I hope that in the autumn we will be able to at least sign a preliminary accord” with the Philippine authorities, Deputy Labour Minister Stanislaw Szwed said according to a PAP news agency report. Szwed noted that Poland and the Philippines were both Roman Catholic countries and so shared many cultural values.
Poland was in particular looking to attract qualified workers, in the IT, medical and construction sectors, he added. According to analyst forecasts, Poland by 2030 will be short of four million workers, partly the result of continued emigration of its own workforce to other EU countries and partly due to a low birth rate
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