Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Poles migrating to the UK
- Push factors
- Underfunded health care system
- In 2004 1 in 5 workers was
unemployed
- Refugees after World War 2
- Deprived areas and old buildings
- Poor job protection
- Less pay
- Age is 18-25 year olds
- Don't have a family
- No-one to leave
behind or take
- Don't have a job
- Pull factors
- Good job protection
- Can earn 5 times what they
would normally
- Health, education and
welfare systems well funded
- Regular budget airlines and coach companies operate
frequent services between the countries
- Work less hours for more
money
- Advantages
- Growth in small businesses
- Do jobs locals don't want to do
- For example process
operatives
- More diverse culture
- They pay taxes and buy good
and services
- Disadvantages
- Take locals' jobs
- Can claim the same benefits
- Unfair
- May end up in jail
- Expensive
- Schools and hospitals may not cope
with large numbers