Young people work for 440 euros, they want 800 – Economy

Although they want salaries of 65,000 to 100,000 dinars, young people in Serbia earned on average just under 52,000 dinars in July this year.

Despite the fact that most of them can only dream of salaries above 550 euros, a good part of young people, under 30 years of age, are satisfied that there is work in such an environment in Serbia.

The Youth Umbrella Organization recently published an alternative report on the situation and needs of young people, and in it one of the first reasons why they want to leave Serbia between the ages of 15 and 30 is unemployment.

This year, according to this report, there are just over 104,000 unemployed, while according to data from the Registered Employment Survey, which is based on data from the Central Registry of Compulsory Social Security, there were 323,373 unemployed in the second quarter of this year . According to the Office of Statistics of the Republic, there were similar ones last year.

“The average salary without taxes and contributions of young people between 15 and 29 years in July 2020 amounted to 51,898 dinars and compared to July 2019 is nominally higher by 12.7 percent”, they say to Danas in SBS, noting that the average net salary for employees in the same age group in July last year was just over 46,000 dinars.

Although young people in Serbia currently earn an average of 440 euros, those living in Belgrade or Vojvodina want salaries of 700 to 850 euros, while young people in other parts of Serbia would receive salaries of 550 to 700 euros to meet the needs of a dignified life.

“Young people have been citing unemployment as a key problem and the reason for leaving for years, and that really should be correlated with a decent and quality life. “Because if they don’t have an income they cannot become independent, if they cannot become independent and live with their parents, that affects the quality of life and that is very connected,” Stefan Djordjevic, general secretary of the Umbrella Youth Organization, told Danas.

His research included more than 1,200 young people from all over Serbia and showed that more than 63 percent of them live in a family apartment, only 19 in a rented apartment and nine percent in their own.

Djordjevic points out that 63% of those surveyed do not win, but it must be borne in mind that young people who are still in school are in that category.

In terms of salaries, five percent earn more than 80,000 dinars, 8.8 percent earn between 50,000 and 80,000 dinars, 12 percent earn 30,000 to 50,000 dinars, and 10 percent earn 30,000 dinars or less.

When asked how much they need for a decent life, three-quarters of them said 65,000 to 100,000 dinars would be enough for that.

“Those from Vojvodina and Belgrade said that salaries above 80,000 were enough for a decent life, while young people from other parts of the country asked less, that is, they would be satisfied with salaries of 65,000 dinars because they have fewer job opportunities,” he says. Djordjevic. As he says, very few earn as much as they think they should live better.

The research showed that there are huge differences between Belgrade and Vojvodina in relation to the rest of Serbia.

“In Belgrade and Vojvodina, it is easier for young people to get a job, which shows the centralization and how much greater the opportunities are in large employment centers, while others are in a more difficult position to get a job, which which is later reflected in their confidence in democracy, the institutions “. even how they see values, “said Djordjevic.

Despite not earning as much as they would like, young people in Serbia are satisfied, 49% of them said they are satisfied with the work they do, 22% are even very satisfied, while 30% are dissatisfied.

“We have a situation where a large number of young people do not work and those who work work for lower wages than they think necessary, but they are environmentally conscious and therefore happy to have any job compared to their peers who are struggling. for they get any job ”, points out Stefan Djordjevic.

It says that not only is it important to find a job, but it is also important if that job provides full employment rights, if the bank recognizes that job as solvent, if it pays for medical care.

“It is obvious that young people have problems finding work, there is a lot of talk about that, that is why jobs must be created for young people, concrete measures must be adopted because they can make a fundamental difference.” Measures that will have a specific effect on improving the situation of the youth labor market. Let’s see if young people from the countryside get an incentive to start a business, if it is possible to get a job outside of Belgrade, Novi Sad or Nis, “says Stefan Djordjevic.

It’s easier to get a job with a secondary professional

The secretary general of the Umbrella Youth Organization, Stefan Djordjevic, tells Danas that his research showed that young people who have completed vocational secondary school and those with higher education have less problems finding a job, that they have more problems with just the primary education, followed by those with secondary education. general education and faculties.

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