Migrant Center in Gdansk

Immigrants’ Rights Protection Point is open every first Monday of the month from 16.00 to 20.00 at CWII (Immigrant Support Centre).

They provide help people who experience discrimination on the basis of their nationality.

Discrimination in the workplace:

Incomprehensible contracts
Problems with payments
Illegal work
Lack of health and safety standards

Issues with accommodation:

Lack of a written tenancy agreement
Unreasonably large deposits
Landlords not returning security deposits

Personal safety:

Violence
Verbal abuse in the workplace or in public places
Problematic communication with the police (e.g. when they do not provide a translator)

Discrimination at school:

Not enough extracullicular classes or preparation courses for children

Discrimination at public offices:

Officials leaving cases unreviewed, denying you access to your own files, rejecting applications, demanding documents not mentioned in the official list of requirements

Discrimination in health and care services

Denying you medical help or a medical examination because you do not have a PESEL number
Problems with getting a disability certificate

They also provide help to people who have been living in Poland with children under 18 and after a few months are still waiting for their residence card, as well as those exploited by fraudulent recruiters or job agencies.

Centrum Wsparcia Imigrantów i Imigrantek
Gdyńskich Kosynierów 11 Lok. 1
Gdansk, Poland
Email: centrum@cwii.pl
cwii.pl

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