28 August 2009

Polonia in Copenhagen

Report by Jens Arnholtz Hansen & Nana Wesley Hansen (2009)

The group of Polish workers in Greater Copenhagen is a diversified group. A prevalent image of the prototype of a Polish worker is a single young man working in building and construction. This image is nuanced by the survey which shows that there are many other scenarios.

In the study, funded by the Ministry of Employment and LO, 500 Poles in Greater Copenhagen were asked about their wages, working and living conditions. It is the first major systematic study in which Poles were asked about their conditions in the Danish labor market.

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