Social inclusion (Poland)
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Social inclusion (Poland)
Social inclusion is a problem which touches every European country. In Elbląg we also have people that may be disqualified from the society, because of their life problems. We would like to broach 3 subjects : unemployment, euro-orphancy and immigration.
Elbląg is inhabited by 120,000 people. Unfortunately in December 2015 five thousand people were unemployed but it's surly better than in 2014 when 6,5 thousand people had been unemployed. The unemployment rate in Elbląg amounted to 12,9% and most of the unemployed people are women - about 52%. In Elbląg we can clearly see 3 profiles of the unemployed people : the first profile involves people who do not want to find a job because they prefer to live from social welfare. The second profile involves people who want to find a job. The third profile involves people who don't want to or cannot work because of health failure. Our local job center puts a lot of effort into improving our labour market.
http://gawryolek.blogspot.com/2014/12/niz-w-elblagu-bezrobocie-i-nadzieje-na.html
Euro-orphancy occurs due to the migration of one or both parents. As a result, children remain under the care of the other parent or a close family. One of the effects of migration of Poles is a serious breakdown of the social structure in their families. In Poland the main motive of migration since 1989 has been a hope to find a better-paid job. The wave of the migration from Poland reached its peak in 2004 when Poland joined the European Union. Since 2004 there has been recorded an increase in the number of euro-orphans between the ages 9 and 18. This is caused mainly because of the unemployment in Polish labour market. It is said that people affected by euro-orphancy are introverted, isolated from the society, they have problems at school and they are inclined to take drugs. However, when I was interviewing some people whose parents are working abroad they responded negatively to the questions about these problems.
http://wyjechali.pl/english/
The conflict in the Eastern Ukraine gave people a hard time, and some of them had to escape from there. Poland let the Ukrainian people with Polish citizenship to immigrate to Poland. They found workplace and places to live in southern Poland. Most of these people are families with kids. The future of the kids make their parents to leave Ukraine. Polish government decided to help these families by teaching them Polish language and sending their kind to schools. It is estimated, that about 50-60 thousands of those people emigrated to Poland (legally and illegally)
http://wschodnik.pl/polska/item/205-fala-imigracji-ukraincow-do-polski.html
Social inclusion is a real problem and we should all try to fight it and make our world better.
To give you more information about euro-orphans, we asked two of our schoolmates about it.
INTERVIEW 1
(with an ‘European orphan’)
1) Which of your parents is working abroad?
- “My father is working abroad. He’s working in Denmark.”
2) What is he doing?
- “He is working in the shipyard in Munkebo”
3) How often do you see your father?
- “Once, twice a month.”
4) What is your relationship and do you miss him?
- “I miss him but on contrary to appearances, thanks to phones or Skype we are in touch. During the visit we are trying to spend a lot of time together.”
5) How old were you when your father went abroad for the first time?
- “When my father left for the first time I was seven. It was hard for me because I saw him less frequently.”
6) How did it influence your social relation?
- “I didn’t have male authority, my mother has been trying to replace my father, but I think she cannot do it. A family needs both parents. ”
7) Does it have influence on your results in school?
- “No, I always have good results. My mother helps me with learning. Thanks to the electronic register my dad can regularly control my results in school.”
8) For what reasons did your dad go to work abroad?
- “He went abroad for economic reasons, because in Poland we don’t have a lot of work places for people with his line of work.”
INTERVIEW 2
(with ‘European orphan’)
1) Which of your parents is working abroad?
“My father is working in France but before he was working in Italy, Austria and Germany.
2) What is he doing?
“He is overseeing people during building glasshouses”
3) How often do you see your father?
“Three to five times a year. He is coming home on holidays, my birthdays or my brother birthdays. He stays at home for 2 – 3 weeks.”
4) What is your relationship and do you miss him?
“I miss him and I’m happy when he arrives. We have good relations. I get along with him well. I can talk with him like I talk to my friends. We have a lot in common.”
5) How old were you when your father went abroad for the first time?
“When he left for the first time I was 3 months old. He was going to his job for 7 years but he visited us regularly. He is 3 months at work and 1 month at home.”
6) How did it influence your social relation?
“It doesn’t matter.”
7) Does it have influence on your results in school?
“It doesn’t reflect. I think our contacts and relations in family never have had negative influence on my learning.”
8) For what reasons did your dad go to work abroad?
“He went abroad to earn more money and he wanted to have better perspectives. After 6th class I had to move to Italy but I resigned. I think people are going abroad because they are looking for better paid jobs. Poland doesn’t guarantee favourable conditions of work for several types of specialists.”
Written by:
Paweł Kłysiak
Agnieszka Pietryka
Jagoda Miązek
III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Jana Pawła II in Elbląg, Poland