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4.5 ​Labour and income
4.5.1​ Labour market, unemployment dynamics
Real wages rose by 10% in 2020​, compared to 2019, reports the State Statistics Service. In nominal terms – without adjustments for inflation – December’s average salary was up 15.6% y/y. Nationwide, the average monthly salary was $506, almost three times the official minimum wage. Medical professionals enjoyed the biggest jump in salaries last year – 51%. Hotel and restaurant workers saw the worst performance – a 6% salary drop.
The ‘Karta Polaka’ or ‘Polish Card’ was granted to 7,094 Ukrainians last year,​ Poland’s Foreign Ministry told Ukrinform. Started in 2008 for people of Polish heritage who are not allowed to have two passports, the card facilitates residency and work in Poland. To date, about 130,000 Ukrainians have received the card.
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