All resources: Poland
Labour Market Measures in Poland 2008–13: The Crisis and Beyond
The overall picture of the Polish labour market has been shaped by outcomes of the economic transition, which started in the early 1990s. First, rapid privatization and capital inflows induced remarkable technology and productivity improvements,...
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The ILO at Work in Central and Eastern Europe 2009-2014
This publication is a collection of good practices and outputs of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) activities in Central and Eastern Europe.
Fact sheet
Information Passport for Migrant Domestic Workers in Ukraine-Poland Migration Corridor
A passport size brochure, developed as part of the EU funded Global Action Programme for Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families (GAP-MDW), was designed on request of workers’ organizations to guide Ukrainian domestic workers in Poland through...
Statement
ILO Awarded 25th Anniversary Super Vector Prize
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder’s acceptance speech for the prestigious award from the Employers of Poland at its jubilee gala event in Warsaw in the presence of the President of Poland.
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New issue of the International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Policy guide
Strengthening the role of employment injury schemes to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases
The aim of this guide is to provide policy recommendations for future direction in the area of employment injury schemes. The guide is targeted at national authorities dealing with occupational safety and health (OSH).
Recovering from the crisis through social dialogue in the new EU Member States: the case of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland and...
This publication provides an analysis on the role social dialogue and tripartite institutions played in response to the recent global economic crisis in four Central and Eastern European countries, namely Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and...
Instructions on how to participate - "WORK4YOUTH" photo contest
Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work
This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering...
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International fair of work protection, fire-fighting and rescue equipment
The exhibitors presented modern fire-fighter personal protection equipment, fire extinguishing and rescue vehicles, and even a multi-task helicopter.
Poland ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
Poland is the 26th ILO member State and the seventh EU member State to have ratified the Convention.
Responsible contracting: An approach aimed at improving social and labour practices in the property services sector
Research paper on the property services sector, and in particular on the provision of cleaning and security services, prepared as background for an ILO meeting on Private employment agencies in private services sectors, 18–19 October 2011.
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Pension reform in Central and Eastern Europe: in times of crisis, austerity and beyond
The paper reviews the performance of the current pension system during the period of the global economic crisis, and through comparative analysis provides possible solutions to the challenges which these countries are facing.
Chemical Exposure Limits
Recommended or mandatory occupational exposure limits (OELs) have been developed in many countries for airborne exposure to gases, vapours and particulates. The most widely used limits, called threshold limit values (TLVs), are those issued in the...
Study on forced labour in Poland
The study was produced and published in the framework of the FREED project “Transnational Multi-Stakeholder Action to combat trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation: Identification and protection of victims". (Report in...
The Ordinance of the Minister of Labourand Social Policy on the Maximum Admissible Concentrations and Intensities of Harmful to Health...
Occupational exposure limits for airborne toxic substances: chemical substances and dusts. Basic legal act in Poland.
Pension Reform in Serbia from international and regional perspectives
Proceedings of the Conference on Pension Reform in Serbia (24-25 September 2009, Belgrade)
Decent Work Country Report - Poland
8th ILO European Regional Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 9-13 February 2009. Country background information for the Report of the Director-General
Promoting employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in Poland
Like in other European countries, inactivity rates of Polish workers with disabilities tend to be much higher than that of other workers. While their share of the working age population in Poland is 10 per cent, their share in employment is only 3.8...