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Polish labor market and foreign worker recruitment

Overview

Poland is experiencing significant labor shortages across several sectors, including logistics, welding, and hospitality. To address these gaps, companies are expanding recruitment efforts toward Central and Latin American nations like Guatemala, particularly as traditional recruitment channels face difficulties.

This shift follows new regulations implemented in August 2026, which tightened visa requirements for citizens of Georgia, Colombia, and Venezuela. These nationals can no longer work in Poland under visa-free arrangements using only a work permit. The policy change is expected to increase recruitment costs and extend hiring timelines, creating administrative challenges for industries such as gastronomy and food production.

Entities

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy · Worksol Group · Poland · Guatemala

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Poland implements stricter visa requirements for foreign workers

    New Polish regulations require citizens of Georgia, Colombia, and Venezuela to obtain visas to work, potentially increasing costs and recruitment times for the gastronomy and food sectors.

  2. [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Polish companies expand recruitment to Guatemala amid labor shortages

    Polish employers are turning to countries like Guatemala for recruitment as visa difficulties and high refusal rates hinder traditional labor supply channels.

Sources

biznes.interia.pl · forsal.pl · horecatrends.pl · moj.powiat.pl · portalplock.pl · portalspozywczy.pl · pulshr.pl