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    The importance of medical insurance and social security for Ukrainian labor migrants in Poland
    (INCE, 2018) Koshulko, Oksana; Gribincea, Corina
    This article demonstrates the need for medical insurance and social protection for Ukrainian labor migrants in Poland, including cases of disability and pregnancy of Ukrainian labor migrants. It also highlights racial discrimination and xenophobic behavior towards Ukrainians in Poland during 2017-2018. Data for analysis has been taken from publicly available Polish data sources, such as Gazeta.pl, Gazeta Olsztyńska, Wyborcza.pl, Fakt.pl, SputnikNews, SuperЕxpress.pl, the Polish Radio External Service (Polskie Radio S.A.), Telewizja Polska S.A., Grupa ZPR Media, Dispatch News Desk (DND), Gazeta Wrocławska, Supermedia, Finanse etc. The article covers the following topics: what prospective migrants need to know before they emigrate to Poland, problems experienced by Ukrainians in Poland during 2017-2018, details of racial discrimination that has occurred and the difficulties some Ukrainian labor migrants in Poland have experienced in obtaining residence permits. The article aims to show the problems for Ukrainian labor migrants who have neither social protection nor medical insurance. It also cites the racial discrimination and xenophobia shown towards Ukrainians in Poland during 2017-2018. The methodology consisted of research to compare the experiences in cases of disability and pregnancy among Ukrainians. It also highlights cases of racial discrimination and xenophobia met by labor migrants in Poland and uses qualitative data analysis methods.The article reaches the conclusion that the Polish State and Polish employers are interested in Ukrainian labor migrants as a means of maintaining the level of the Polish economy at 4% increase of the Gross domestic product (GDP) every year. However, the question “Why do Ukrainian labor migrants still have great problems in obtaining residence permits and social security in Poland?” remains unanswered.
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    Migration and demographic changes in Ukraine before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
    (2021) Koshulko, Oksana
    The article presents the results of research into migration and demographic changes taking place in Ukraine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodology of research consisted of primary and secondary sources of information. Primary data was collected for the April – December 2020 period, using semi-structured interviews by phone and the Internet, with Ukrainian labour migrants working in Italy, Spain, Germany, and Poland. The results of the interviews are coded from I_1 to I_15. Secondary data was collected from data from IOM Ukraine and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The article also looks at factors that affected the demographic crisis in the country, as well as categorizing and analyzing labour migrants abroad before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of the article show that Ukrainian labour migrants continue to search for work abroad due to a difficult political and socio-economic situation at home and migration flows did not stop during the Covid-19 pandemic. The main problem is that, due to the demographic crisis in the country, Ukraine continues to lose people of working age making the threat of demographic collapse more likely. To halt this the Government of Ukraine needs to create effective programs for labour migrants returning home, supporting young and large families. At the same time, the government needs to take measures to encourage an increase in the birth rate in the country.