COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF KEY INDICATORS OF DECENT WORK IN THE REGIONS OF THE POLISH-UKRAINIAN BORDERLAND

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the key indicators of decent work in the regions of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland. The key indicator that characterises the degree of decent work in a particular country or its regions is undoubtedly wages. This issue is especially relevant for the regions of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, which are not distinguished by high levels of socio-economic development at the level of their respective countries. It is important to ensure the comparability of absolute indicators by converting them into a common unit of measurement - US dollars at purchasing power parity. It is concluded that in the border regions, there is a positive upward trend in the key indicator of decent work - the average monthly wage in terms of international dollars at purchasing power parity. However, in the Polish border regions, wages are more than 2 times higher, although the deviation has been gradually decreasing. A common problem for all border regions is the relatively lower level of wages compared to the national level, although the gap is gradually decreasing. Among the types of economic activity, the highest wages compared to the national average are provided by Information and Communications, as well as Financial and Insurance Activities, Public Administration and Defence, and Compulsory Social Insurance. Thus, it is important for the regions of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland to pursue a policy of raising wages in order to quickly close the gap with the national average, ensuring decent work and its payment.