‘This is no life’: The disillusionment of Azerbaijani migrants in Poland
Long hours, unsavoury jobs, low wages, and almost no institutional protections — life in Poland for Azerbaijani workers is far from the European dream. ‘After 12 hours at work, I return back home, quickly eat whatever I have at home, and go to sleep. This is no life. My routine is the same every day.’ Such is life according to Kamran, an Azerbaijani migrant worker in Poland. Kamran (not his real name) migrated to Poland from Azerbaijan in 2018. He is a storekeeper at a factory tha