Dorota Starzynska, M.Sc., Department of Business Management, University of Lodz, Faculty of Management, 22/26 Matejki Street, Lodz, Poland, 90-237, Poland and Kamil Kruszynski, M.Sc., Department of Economic and Social Statistics, University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, 41 Rewolucji 1905r. Street, Lodz, Poland, 90-214, Poland.
The vital characteristic of the development of the global economy is the impressive intensification of the international capital flow. It especially concerns Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) which in huge quantities come to Poland now. In 2006 the inflow of capital due to the FDI reached 16582 mln Euro; 81 % of which involved the investments coming from the European Union (EU25).
For all countries, developed and developing, reducing unemployment and raising the quality of employment are critical components of development.
FDI of all types involves employment in host country; some FDI is motivated specifically by consideration directly related to the employment of skilled or unskilled labour. Recourse –seeking and efficiency-seeking FDI in manufacturing is often made with objective of accessing low-cost labour for labour intensive production. For other types of FDI cost of labour or skilled human resources is not the main consideration in the choice of location, although is often in the second place, as a factor that determine the investment location decision
The aim of the research is the presentation of the directions of FDI inflow to Poland (sectoral approach according to Polish Classification of Activities) in the years 2003 – 2006(2007) and their impact on the labour market.