Enhancing the Employment Chances of Roma
Roma communities in central and southeastern Europe have a history of being excluded from the labor market and still face severe barriers to employment. Besides being marginalized socially, Roma were typically the first to lose their jobs at the ou...
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okr-10986-102592021-04-23T14:02:49Z Enhancing the Employment Chances of Roma Bodewig, Christian Kureková, Lucia ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY COMPETITIVENESS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISADVANTAGED WORKERS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT OFFICES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT RATES EXPENDITURE FINDING EMPLOYMENT FULL TIME JOB INCOME INSURANCE JOB COUNSELING JOB MARKET JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SEEKERS JOB SKILLS JOB VACANCIES JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR OFFICE LABOR OFFICES LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT MARKET INTEGRATION MINIMUM WAGES MOTIVATION OCCUPATIONS PREVIOUS WORK PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS RETRAINING PROGRAMS SKILL UPGRADING SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL NEEDS SOCIAL PROTECTION TURNOVER UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PERSON UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE LEVELS Roma communities in central and southeastern Europe have a history of being excluded from the labor market and still face severe barriers to employment. Besides being marginalized socially, Roma were typically the first to lose their jobs at the outset of the post-communist transition. Many in their next generation grew up in unemployed households, with low educational attainments and limited job skills. The labor market exclusion of Roma persisted even through the years of buoyant economic growth and increasing employment levels prior to the economic slowdown triggered by the global financial crisis in 2008. Many governments in central and southeastern Europe are trying to address the unemployment problem of Roma and other disadvantaged groups by introducing measures to restrict or cut welfare benefit entitlements, so as to strengthen incentives to work. However, research by the World Bank and others shows that simply cutting benefits is unlikely to result in higher employment the labor market exclusion and social marginalization of Roma is a multifaceted issue, and their communities face multidimensional barriers to employment. A more effective way to promote employment among Roma (and other disadvantaged groups) is the employment activation approach increasingly being introduced across many countries in the European Union and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This approach balances the mutual obligations of jobseekers and state employment offices in order to secure the successful integration of the most disadvantaged workers. 2012-08-13T10:52:43Z 2012-08-13T10:52:43Z 2009-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11672165/enhancing-employment-chances-roma http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10259 English Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Volume No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia |
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Roma communities in central and
southeastern Europe have a history of being excluded from
the labor market and still face severe barriers to
employment. Besides being marginalized socially, Roma were
typically the first to lose their jobs at the outset of the
post-communist transition. Many in their next generation
grew up in unemployed households, with low educational
attainments and limited job skills. The labor market
exclusion of Roma persisted even through the years of
buoyant economic growth and increasing employment levels
prior to the economic slowdown triggered by the global
financial crisis in 2008. Many governments in central and
southeastern Europe are trying to address the unemployment
problem of Roma and other disadvantaged groups by
introducing measures to restrict or cut welfare benefit
entitlements, so as to strengthen incentives to work.
However, research by the World Bank and others shows that
simply cutting benefits is unlikely to result in higher
employment the labor market exclusion and social
marginalization of Roma is a multifaceted issue, and their
communities face multidimensional barriers to employment. A
more effective way to promote employment among Roma (and
other disadvantaged groups) is the employment activation
approach increasingly being introduced across many countries
in the European Union and the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD). This approach balances
the mutual obligations of jobseekers and state employment
offices in order to secure the successful integration of the
most disadvantaged workers. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Bodewig, Christian Kureková, Lucia |
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Bodewig, Christian Kureková, Lucia |
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Bodewig, Christian |
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Enhancing the Employment Chances of Roma |
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Enhancing the Employment Chances of Roma |
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Enhancing the Employment Chances of Roma |
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Enhancing the Employment Chances of Roma |
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Enhancing the Employment Chances of Roma |
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enhancing the employment chances of roma |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11672165/enhancing-employment-chances-roma http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10259 |
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