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"Polish ambassador warns - think twice about coming to Britain for work " [126]
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Poles don't go to UKDon’t come to UK, says Poland’s ambassador
21.09.2009 12:09
Poland’s Ambassador to Great Britain, Barbara Tuge-Erecinska, has warned Poles to think twice about coming to the UK, as they probably won’t get work.
Tuge-Erecinska warned Poles away from the United Kingdom, saying that the labour market is in a bad way and the economic recession and growing unemployment will make finding a job, and especially those who do not speak sufficient English, almost impossible.
The Polish Ambassador in London added that the lack of jobs could increase problems Polish immigrants already face in the UK.
“In such a difficult economic situation as there is in Great Britain, when jobs are being cut, social tension could turn against Poles,” the Ambassador is quoted in the Guardian newspaper, adding that, “I wouldn’t say we have seen many cases. It happens, and that is bad enough. I have faith the authorities can prevent it.”
According to Tuge-Erecinska, increasing numbers of unemployed Poles in the British Isles can only serve to increase the anger and hard feelings that Brits feel against the immigrant population.
However, the ambassador said Poles who come to England to work hard. “If they come here and work, they also pay taxes and fees,” stated Tuge-Erecinska.
The Embassy has tried to distribute the warning not to come to the UK via the internet and other media outlets. Priests have even been asked to tell parishioners to make sure the message gets to those in rural areas.
Between 2000 and 2006, over 2 million citizens left Poland and settled, largely, in Ireland and the UK. Since May 2004, following Poland’s May 1 entry into the European Union, the British Home Office reported that about 270,000 Polish citizens registered for work in the UK. (mmj/pg)
Hmmm, Can I say to the Brits please don't come to Poland (unless your are a tourist)
