Background information

Polish business associations have started a fundraiser that became very successful. Moreover, many companies are organising humanitarian aid for people in Ukraine and for the refugees that are coming to Poland. All due to the war that started in Ukraine on the 24 February 2022. The companies are responding to the needs of both their employees and their customers. Moreover they contribute to providing help in any way they can, both financially and materially.

Content of measure

Polish business associations created a fundraiser on 2 March 2022 that has surpassed PLN 200,000,000 (€43,478,000). The funds will be used to provide humanitarian aid for Ukraine and the refugees from Ukraine. The initiative has achieved an international level. Polish business InPost has sent 6,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, an equivalent of PLN 15,000,000 (€3,261,000). InPost has taken actions on 2 March 2022. Family business Kazar from Przemyśl has provided thousands of places to sleep for the refugees who can stay there since 4 March 2022. Smyk has provided material aid for Ukraine since 4 March 2022. The same goes for Fibrain, who has started providing help on 27 February 2022. Adamed Pharma and Aflofarm have provided Ukraine with medical supplies on 8 March 2022.

Use of measure

No data to be reported.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Migrants or refugees

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Employers' organisations Company / Companies	Companies

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Unknown	Unknown
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

Unknown.

Views and reactions

Unknown.

Sources

• 16 May 2022: Tak polskie firmy wspierają Ukrainę. Pomoc już dawno przekroczyła 200 mln zł (dorzeczy.pl)