Officers of the Border defender in Opole have completed 13 controls in companies from the Opole Voivodeship since the beginning of July. They checked 130 foreigners and 13 employers, and found violations against 53 people. The scale of the irregularities revealed shows that labour marketplace control must be permanent alternatively than occasional.
More than 40 percent of infringements checked
Silesian Border defender Branch reportedthat the SG Office officers in Opole have completed 13 checks on the legality of employment since the beginning of July. These included 130 foreigners and 13 employers operating in the Opole Voivodeship. Infringements in the process of entrusting and performing work were found for 53 foreigners. That's over 40 percent of all the people checked out.
The communication does not state the nationality of employees or the names of controlled companies. Therefore, this information must not be added or the charges made against circumstantial groups built. However, the facts are serious: in a large part of the cases audited, the provisions were not respected. The State is required to establish the work of employers and the position of each individual in accordance with the law.
Unfair competition hits legitimate companies
Illegal employment of foreigners is not a insignificant administrative defect. If the company circumvents the rules, it can reduce costs at the expense of entrepreneurs who pay contributions, taxes and comply with the obligations of employees. They lose honest employers. Workers are besides under pressure, due to the fact that the grey region favours lowering standards and hinders the defence of wages.
Therefore protection of the Polish labour market requires controls aimed primarily at where the hazard of abuse is greatest. It's not about the nationality of a worker. It is about equal rules for all, and it is about the employer not gaining advantage by breaking the law. economical freedom does not mean agreeing to fraud and shifting costs to the state and honest companies.
Control must end in law enforcement
Just detecting violations is the beginning, not the end of the case. There is simply a request for efficient procedures, individual assessment of each case and sanctions provided for in law against those liable for irregularities. The public should besides know the cumulative results of these actions: the number of decisions taken, penalties imposed and cases addressed to another bodies.
The Border defender shall regularly inform of activities concerning the legality of stay and work. fresh data about over a 1000 return decisions they show that an effective state needs services capable of both detecting violations and completing procedures. Otherwise, control becomes a statistic, and the marketplace rapidly returns to its old pathologies.
The safety of the Polish labour marketplace is at stake
For Poles the issue has a very circumstantial dimension. An honest entrepreneur cannot compete with a company that saves by circumventing regulations. A individual should not be pushed out of the marketplace by a mechanics based on underselling outside the law. The State budget must not lose any gross due.
The consequence of the control in Opolszczyńsk is simply a informing signal. If infringements concern 53 out of 130 proven foreigners, supervision should be consistent and include further industries and labour intermediaries. The Polish economy needs freedom, but freedom embedded in the legal order. Without it, the smart ones are rewarded, and the bill is paid by those who act honestly.
Source: Silesian Border defender Division in Raciborz, September 7, 2026.
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