Active Ageing and Social, Cultural and Economic Integration of Migrants and Minority Ethnic Elders

Analysis of the integration process of immigrants in Lesser Poland

Due to the fact that immigration in Poland is a relatively new phenomenon, there is relatively little known on the subject of these communities in different regions of our country, or about the real needs of foreigners in terms of assistance with the integration process from players such as government institutions as well as civil society. Therefore, the goal of this pioneering and exploratory project was to study the level of integration of foreigners from third countries with Polish society in Lesser Poland, as well as the circumstances and needs of foreigners in this respect.

Active Inclusion of Immigrants in Poland

2012

Poland has traditionally been treated as an emigration country. Since recently Poland has been changing into an emigration-immigration country. The latter, namely immigration, was boosted by the European Union membership and by stable and strong growth of the country. In the last years, immigrants have started to play an important role in the Polish labour market, which creates an additional challenge for the institutional structure. At the same time the institutional framework for receiving immigrants, especially integration policy, has not been fully developed yet. It is addressed only to refugees and is provided mostly by NGOs who run various integration programmes (most often focused on providing language courses). Public expenditure on integration policies has recently increased. However, data on immigrants, integration in immigration policy and also its analysis are still scarce. In this paper we try to present and discuss the available information on immigration to Poland and...

Integration of immigrants: A two way process

Stanovni?tvo, 2009

This paper builds on the surveys undertaken under the FEMAGE project in eight countries (the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, and Finland) among natives on attitudes about migration and immigrants, interviews in these countries with immigrant women about their migration experiences, and policy deliberations among European stakeholders about policy options for addressing needs for immigrants in ageing societies and needs for their integration in the new home country. In this paper we have chosen to first address five critical questions: ? How native and migrant women see each other? ? How is need for migration viewed? ? How is integration perceived? ? What are the perceptions and experiences of discrimination? ? Emancipation and perceptions of one's own old age, and life satisfaction Then we identify policy implications of our survey findings. Finally, we discuss policy choices and draw conclusions about needs for tailoring of integration poli...

Cooperation project on the social integration of immigrants, migration, and the movement of persons

2006

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Local Perspective on the Practices and Challenges of Migrant Integration

Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava

Poland is currently experiencing a transition with regard to migration trends. Foreign immigration, perceived until recently as a secondary issue by public administration, is on the increase. The largest groups of immigrants have traditionally included Ukrainians and the Vietnamese, although the country has not experienced a significant influx of foreigners arriving from Middle East and African countries. At present, Poland has no migration policy document in force and integrative actions are undertaken mostly by local governments, typically on an ad hoc basis. As Poland’s capital city, Warsaw plays a key role in governing diversity and implementing integrative actions. Significant challenges to immigrant integration include barriers to settlement and discrimination on the labour and housing market, along with a substantial rise in negative attitudes towards foreigners amongst members of Polish society. It is mainly this last aspect that is addressed by Warsaw’s local government, wh...

Immigrant integration policies and practices in Poland

Security and Defence Quarterly, 2019

Globalisation, open borders and population movements, especially from war torn countries, have brought a new set of opportunities and challenges to every modern state. Since its accession to the European Union in 2004, Poland has been experiencing a steady transformation from a country producing emigrants to a destination country for a growing number of immigrants. The aim of the article is to discuss the impact of immigration on policymaking at the national level with emphasis on the legal status of immigrants and integration policy issues. The article also analyses sectoral policies in areas such as the labour market, education, and welfare, pointing out the benefits offered to immigrants. The research leads to the conclusion that since the number of immigrants in Poland is significantly increasing, a comprehensive migration management system in Poland needs to be developed in order to regulate the status of immigrants, paying close attention to resolving integration policy issues.

Immigrant integration policy and practices in Poland

Security and Defence Quarterly, 2019

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