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ETUI publications:
- Book 'Rough waters. European trade unions in a time of crises' – chapter 'Coming full circle? Contestation, social dialogue and trade union politics in Poland' (May 2017)
- Book 'Innovative practices in Central-Eastern Europe' - chapter ' Bricolage unionism. Unions’ innovative responses to the problems of precarious work in Poland' (May 2017)

Background summary (last update: Oct 2016)
- The labour market policy in Poland under the second coalition government of the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO) and the Polish Peasants’ Party (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL), from 2011 until 2015, was marked by growing unilateralism, which ultimately resulted in trade unions abandoning the tripartite social dialogue in 2013. Nevertheless, the coalition cabinet introduced a number of significant modifications to the labour law. The major reforms effectuated during the four year term were as follows: Read more.

ETUI publications related to labour reforms
- Book: Myths of employment deregulation: how it neither creates jobs nor reduces labour market segmentation - chapter 7 Temporary employment, unemployment and employment protection legislation in Poland (May 2017)
- Book: Unemployment, internal devaluation and labour market deregulation in Europe - chapter 7: The silent and crawling crisis: international competition, labour market reforms and precarious jobs in Poland (2016)
- Working paper 'The crisis and national labour law reforms: a mapping exercise': country report Poland (Oct 2016)

Background summary (last update: Oct 2016)
- An overview of pension reforms since 1999. Read more.

ETUI publications related to pension reforms
- Working paper: 'Reforming pensions in Europe: a comparative country analysis'

Background summary (last update: Oct 2016)
- Poland ranks at the bottom of industrial action statistics across Europe. This, however, should be considered in the context of the entire industrial relations landscape, where a vast part of the national workforce is deprived of any access to organised representation. Read more.