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War in Ukraine: after fleeing, continuing to live, finding work

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A group of people, who have fled Ukraine, line up after arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Sunday, March 13, 2022. © Daniel Cole/AP

By: Léa-Lisa Westerhoff Follow

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Nearly 1.8 million Ukrainians have found refuge in Poland.

A massive influx for this neighbor who finds himself on the front line in welcoming refugees, mainly women and children.

And after the flight, you have to be able to live, and therefore to work.

While some of these Ukrainians intend to continue their journey to Germany, most need to find a job as soon as possible.

Women who are finally welcomed by a rather dynamic Polish labor market because of a chronic lack of manpower.

Sarah Bakaloglou's report.

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They are more than 20,000 come mainly from Europe, but also from the United States to fight alongside Ukraine against Russia, and constitute this international legion of foreign fighters that the Ukrainian president has called for.

A difficult decision, potentially fraught with consequences.

And while Denmark and Britain have given their nationals an official green light, in Ireland it is forbidden to join a foreign army.

However, in recent days, Irish people have been targeted by very serious Facebook advertisements to come and fight in Ukraine, which is not without problems,

In

, accidents at work have become a daily drama on building sites and in factories.

On average, three workers died every day, last year (2021).

Faced with this scourge of industrial accidents which affects the most precarious workforce, the Italian government is in the process of taking new measures.

Strengthen controls and law enforcement.

Trade unions and civil society are trying to keep the subject of safety in the workplace at the center of attention so that mentalities finally change.

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In

, it's a completely different debate that agitates the world of work, that of the 4-day week with equal pay – for all voluntary workers.

The project was officially presented a month ago by the Belgian federal government.

The government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo believes that the project will reduce travel time for workers and make it easier to reconcile work and private life, but the idea is far from unanimous among Belgians.

The explanations of our correspondent

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on the 75 million students on the European continent and the hassle of finding internships.

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