EWL Survey: Ukrainian refugees want to work in the EU. They are educated, are learning the language and have high professional qualifications
WARSAW, Poland,Dec. 5, 2022/PRNewswire/ --As many as 48% of Ukrainian refugees working inGermanyandPolandintend to stay in those countries, namely for at least one year after the war has ended, according to the survey 'Ukrainian refugees – vocational activation inPolandandGermany' carried out by the EWL Migration Platform and the Centre for East European Studies at the University ofWarsaw. The sociological study was conducted from 15 July to25 July 2022. 800 Ukrainian citizens were surveyed who decided to come toPolandandGermanyafter24 February 2022and took up employment in those countries.
The report states that the average age of Ukrainian refugees working inGermanyis 37 and inPoland39, which indicates a high proportion of professionally formed people with experience and professional qualifications. More than half of the respondents have higher or incomplete higher education, and nearly one in five respondents have experience of working abroad before the outbreak of war.
The study shows that 53% of refugees fromUkraine受雇于Germanydeclare knowledge of English at least at a communicative level and among refugees employed inPolandknowledge of English is declared by one in three respondents. Furthermore, more than half of the respondents residing inGermanyandPolandare learning the languages of countries of their current residence.
'We are dealing with ambitious people, aspiring to work in better conditions, who want to take matters into their own hands, they just need the right tools and training to help them do so,'saysMichalina Sielewicz, International Development Director at the EWL Group.
In addition, about one-fifth of the respondents in both countries admit that they are upgrading their professional qualifications through courses and training, and nearly 40% of respondents declare their intention to improve their skills in the future. According to the authors of the report, this demonstrates a high professional potential of refugees expressing their readiness to benefit from various forms of further professional development.
The report shows that after arriving in EU countries Ukrainian refugees have most often taken up employment in service-related professions, including hospitality and catering, the trade sector, as well as manual and technical jobs. Prior to the outbreak of the war inUkraine,y most often worked as highly skilled professionals, services and trade sector employees, teachers, managers and executives.
It is worth adding that according to UN data, more than 460,000 Ukrainian citizens have been granted temporary protection in theCzech Republic. More than 100,000 refugees fromUkrainehave taken up employment in the country.
A previous study of the EWL Migration Platform 'Ukrainian refugees in theCzech Republic', which was presented in June, showed that more than half of refugees residing in theCzech Republicintended to take up employment in the country.
SOURCE Grupa EWL
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