Transcript SUPPORT TO ROMA EMPLOYMENT

SUPPORT TO ROMA
EMPLOYMENT - Lithuania
Jurgita Kuprytė
2008 02 12
SOPA and its activities
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Established in 2006
Provides employment services for disadvantaged
groups in Vilnius
Our clients: people with disability, long term
unemployed, older people, Roma
Principles: individual approach, supported
employment
Supported employment
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Assessment of skills and employment
possibilities – clarification what the person wants
and can work
Job search – job mediator and an unemployed
search for a job that “fits” both sides
Job analysis and matching – adaptation of working
environment to the needs of employer
Job coaching – job skills, social skills training
After care – support during the working period
when needed
Factors of unemployment
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Don't know how to “sell” themselves (lack of self
confidence)
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Cannot get part time job
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Have no qualification
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Have little or no orientation in labour market
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Gave up job search as “they will refuse to hire me
anyway”
Negative attitudes, prejudges from the side of employer /
colleagues
Lack of information about “unknown” groups
Fiercely competitive working environment
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Services
FOR UNEMPLOYED
FOR EMPLOYERS
Evaluation of education,
work experience, skills
and limitations
 Requirements for the
working place
 Preparation of CV, letter
of motivation
 Search for work places
 Advocacy at the first
meeting with employer
 Support in the working
place
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Information about the
candidate
 Working conditions
 Subsidies from state
 “Guarantee” for the
worker
 Contact, solution of
problems
 Teaching job skills at
working place
 Diversity trainings
Roma in Lithuania:
baseline
• Population about 3000
• 46 % – up to 20 years old (2001)
• More than 30 % of Roma aged 20-39 years don't
speak Lithuanian (2001)
• Level of illiteracy is 10 times higher (3,4 % versus
31%)
• Bad school attendance
• Unemployment
• Drug trade
• Segregated settlement in Vilnius
Roma survey 2007:
At your opinion, which from the following reasons could
be the biggest problem for you to get a job? (%)
Negative attitude of
employers towards Roma
82,4
I don't know where to
search for job
63,9
There are no jobs available
58
Lack of education
53,8
Lack of professional
qualifications
47,9
Health problems
39,5
Family circumstances
25,2
Your gender
14,3
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Source: ETC / LVF / EQUAL Roma survey 2007
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Employer survey 2007: which from the following
candidates would get a job at your company (if all had the
same qualifications and abilities to do the work?
Percentage of: would not get, probably would not get
Person with psychiatric diagnosis
81
Drug addict after rehabilitation
50
Roma (Gypsy)
47
Person with physical disability
37
Chinese
33
Ex-prisoner
27
Chechen
22
Homosexual
18
Belarusian
16
Person over 50
10
Woman with underaged children
9
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Source: ETC / Lietuvos vaikų fondas / EQUAL Romų ir darbdavių nuostatos dėl romų integracijos į darbo rinką (2007
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Critical factors for Roma
employment
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Motivation to take unqualified job with
minimum wage
Advocacy with employer
Follow up support when the person is
employed
Organisation of social help not directly
related to work (children, social benefits,
police, debts, etc.)
Training of co-workers
Thank you!
Jurgita Kuprytė
Tadas Leončikas
SOPA
www.sopa.lt
[email protected]
Tel. +37061600786
Fax. +37052784597
skype: sopa_lt