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The first wave of the kovida-19 pandemic caused the dismissal of some 200,000 people or eight percent of employees in Serbia, and the uncertainty in the labor market has a particularly negative impact on Roma, Roma women and other marginalized groups. said NALED after the conference “Inclusion – Solidarity and potential for development”, which was organized in cooperation with GIZ. However, the Ministry of Labor announces that according to the records of the National Employment Service, from the beginning of the pandemic until today, 44,105 people lost their jobs.
“The unemployment rate is 7.3 percent, which is the lowest ever,” the statement said, adding that the government helped prevent “massive layoffs” by paying wages to more than a million employees.
At the conference “Inclusion – Solidarity and potential for development” it was announced that 210 people with difficulties to employ will have the opportunity to participate more through “Cash for work” jobs, similar to public works.
Employment support is planned in Vranje, Pirot, Aleksinac, Krusevac, Kragujevac and Subotica, where some 300 Roma and other people from marginalized groups will attend training courses for active job search, in order to secure their long-term employment. term.
“For several years, the number of Roma in the records of the National Employment Service has been around 25,000. Social assistance measures affect the poorest sectors of the population and Roma families are the most numerous beneficiaries of this type of support. “said Minister Darija Kisic Tepavcevic.
German Ambassador Thomas Schieb believes that the Kovid 19 pandemic “brought uncertainty into the daily life of local communities” and that marginalized groups are particularly vulnerable and suffer “significant consequences from that situation.”
“There is an obvious need for a better coordinated response by local governments to help their local communities, especially those most affected by the current situation,” Shib said.
The second part of the project “Improving the living conditions of Roma men and women and other marginalized groups in 18 local self-government units during the Kovid-19 pandemic” will include 3,500 Roma families in 18 cities and municipalities, who will be informed about coronavirus prevention and recovery measures.
NALED Executive Director Violeta Jovanović said that according to official data, around 150,000 Roma live in Serbia, and that unofficially that number is up to four times higher.
“In order to achieve better communication with the Roma population and to respond more quickly to their needs, the project plan is that in each of the 18 local governments, in cooperation with the Association of Roma Affairs Coordinators, local mediators are hired and trained vulnerable groups to work to inform and empower them, “said Jovanovic.
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