Czech Republic : Improving Employment Chances of the Roma

Roma in marginalized localities in the Czech Republic have not benefited from the recent improving employment opportunities in the Czech labor market. Employment among Roma is low and labor market participation limited, often driven by lacking labo...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ADVISERS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AVERAGE WAGE BASIC HUMAN RIGHT BASIC LITERACY CAREER COUNSELING CHILD CARE CLERKS COMPULSORY EDUCATION CURRENT LABOR FORCE DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DRIVERS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARNING EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES EMPLOYMENT OFFICE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EMPLOYMENT STATUS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FAMILY SIZE FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOREIGN WORKERS FORMAL EDUCATION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS FUTURE LABOR GENDER DIFFERENCES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGH WAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RIGHTS ILLITERACY INCOME SUPPORT INEQUITIES INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE JOB MARKET JOB OFFERS JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB PLACEMENT JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SEEKERS JOB TENURE JOB-SEEKERS JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR FORCES LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET SUCCESS LABOR OFFICE LABOR OFFICES LABOR SUPPLY LABOR SUPPLY INCENTIVES LEGISLATORS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFELONG LEARNING LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW EMPLOYMENT MARKET ECONOMY MINIMUM WAGE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINORITY MODERNIZATION MOTIVATION NUMBER OF CHILDREN OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS OLD REGIME OLDER WORKERS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PERFORMANCE MONITORING PILOT PROJECTS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION GROUPS PREVENTIVE ACTION PREVIOUS JOB PREVIOUS JOB EXPERIENCE PREVIOUS WAGE PREVIOUS WORK PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY REASON PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIME AGE PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PRIVATE PROVISION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE TRAINING PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS PRODUCTION WAGE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS PURPOSEFUL JOBS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY SERVICES REGIONAL LABOR OFFICE REGULAR JOBS RESEARCH TEAM RESPECT RETIREMENT ROLE MODELS ROLE OF WOMEN SCHOOL CHILDREN SEARCH COSTS SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SKILL LEVEL SKILLED WORKER SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS ASSESSMENT SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL NEEDS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT TEMPORARY JOB TRAINING COURSE TRAINING COURSES TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDER TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE INEQUALITY WAGE LEVELS WAGES WORK MOTIVATION WORKFORCE YOUNG AGE YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9999189/czech-republic-improving-employment-chances-roma http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18915

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Summary:	Roma in marginalized localities in the Czech Republic have not benefited from the recent improving employment opportunities in the Czech labor market. Employment among Roma is low and labor market participation limited, often driven by lacking labor market opportunities. The labor market status among the Roma is strongly driven by educational attainment and skills, and the vast majority of Roma in marginalized communities suffer from low attainment and lacking functional literacy and numeracy skills. As a result a majority rely on traditionally generous social welfare benefits to make ends meet. In an effort to reduce this welfare trap the Czech Government has introduced measures to reduce benefits and tighten conditions for long-term unemployed who are inactive. However, with very low demand for low or unskilled labor and widespread indebtedness of Roma which acts as a binding barrier to choosing formal employment, this tightening of beneficiaries' incentives alone will not suffice in enhancing their employment chances. It requires effective interventions by the employment services; yet in its current set-up the Czech labor office appears not well placed to provide effective support to long-term unemployed and disadvantaged job-seekers such as Roma. A new approach to improving job chances for socially excluded youth and adults is necessary, involving a new way of engagement through the labor office and contracted third sector service providers and with integrated activation services addressing multiple barriers to employment such as skills deficits, lack of child care, indebtedness and others. However, given the large skills gap of Roma and the receding demand for elementary skills in the labor market, the key long-term strategy to prevent Roma joblessness has to focus on improving educational outcomes for Roma.

Czech Republic : Improving Employment Chances of the Roma

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