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verthelastseveraldecadestheRoma
communityhasundergonemajorchanges
partlyduetothegeneralimprovementof
livingstandardsinSpainbutespeciallydueto
thefactthattheRomapopulationisgaining
accesstothebenefitsofthewelfarestate.
However,ifthistrendistocontinue,positivemechanisms
mustbeputinplacetofacilitateandguaranteeaccesstotheir
legallyrecognisedrights.
Thesituationofsocialexclusionmaynotnecessarilyimprove
inconsonancewiththeincreaseofwealthinagiventerritoryif
progressisnotmadeinotherareas.Infact,ariseineconomic
prosperityisoftenaccompaniedbyanincreaseinsocial
inequality.Socialexclusionmustalwaysbeinterpretedin
termsofsocialparticipationandhasacollectivecomponent.
Thelackoftrainingandsocial
qualificationleadstoan
especiallyserioussituationand
isoneofthemaincausesof
inequalityandsocialexclusion.
AsignificantnumberofRoma
todayhaveseriousdifficulties
gainingaccesstothelabour
marketandvocationaltraining
andthisdirectlylimitstheir
possibilityoffindingajob
andholdingontoitover
aperiodoftime.Special
mentionshouldbemade
ofthepotentialtheRoma
populationhasforthelabour
market.Labourmarketdata
concerningRomashowsthat
theywanttoworkdespitejob
Employmentandvocationaltraining
O
chef’S aSSiStant traininG courSe in madrid
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instability,thelow-skillednatureofavailable
workanddiscriminationsufferedinthe
applicationprocess.
Hence,thissituationofdisadvantagefacing
theRomapopulationasconcernstheir
trainingandprofessionalqualificationsis
vitaltoouractionsandexplainswhypriority
is given to labour market integration
in promoting the social integration of
the Roma communityandthisintegration
shouldnotbelimitedtosupportforRoma
inimprovingtheiremployabilitybutshould
alsoenvisagetheeliminationofredtape
andbarriersstandinginthewaytoaccess
totrainingandpaidemploymentsoasto
effectivelyupholdtheequalopportunities
principle.
Ouractionsthereforefocusonimproving
the employability of the Roma
community,notonlytofacilitateitsaccess
tothelabourmarketbutalsoasameans
tocombattheprevailingsituationofsocial
exclusion.Theaimistopalliatethesituation
ofexclusionbymeansofindividualised
labourmarketintegrationpathwaysdesigned
toincorporatethemintotheworldofwork
andconsequentlytheirinvolvementand
participationinsocietyasfull-fledgedcitizens.
Tothisendweproposeanddevelopholistic
interventionwithanindividualisedand
multi-dimensionalapproachfocusing
interventionontheenvironment,thefamily
contextandthelabourmarketdetecting
employmentpossibilitiesandalliances.
Thisisamainstreamingapproachwherewe
applyamethodologycoveringmanyaspects
rangingfromcounsellingonlabourmarket
opportunitiestolabourskilltrainingwhile
remainingmindfulofthesocialskillsneeded
foremploymentwhichthissectorofthe
populationoftenlacks,andlikewisebearing
inmindthesituationandneedsoftheRoma
communityandworkingfromthevantage
pointofempathyandtheirspecificinterests
whilealsoinfluencingandbeingconscious
oftheneedsandrequirementsofthecurrent
labourmarket(skillsrequiredtogainaccess
toandholddownajob;laboursituationin
differenteconomicsectors,etc.).
Tothisend,ourworkrevolvesaroundthree
broadareasofintervention:
AsocialjusticeissueprevailswhenitcomestotheRomacommunityanditistheresponsibilityofthepublicauthoritiestocomeupwithspecificmeasurestocompensatefordisadvantagesandensureequalopportunity.
StudentS takinG part in the aSturiaS Vedelar traininG and employment eXperience
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Direct intervention with the Roma
population,thespecificobjectiveofwhichis
toimproveemployability.Thesegoal-oriented
actions,focusingonandprioritisingthe
participationofRomaandnon-Romaalike,are
alwaysimplementedfavouringanintercultural
context.Thisworkmostlyrevolvesaround
theMulti-RegionalOperationalProgramme
toCombatDiscrimination(EuropeanSocial
Fund)butisalsoundertakenwithinthe
frameworkoftheRomaCommunityLabour
MarketIntegrationProgrammeunderthe
SpanishIncomeTaxscheme(Ministryof
LabourandSocialAffairs),trainingand
employmentexperiences(WorkshopSchool,
TradeHousesandEmploymentWorkshops),
IntegratedandExperimentalEmployment
AccessPlansandthroughothertraining
andlabourmarketintegrationprogrammes
undertakenbydifferentregionaland
municipaladministrationsincludingthe
followingtypesofactions:
❱ Labourinformationandadvisoryinitiatives
constitutingthefirstphaseofthework
methodologyentailingrecruitment,labour
information-trainingandtheinitialdiagnosis
oftheemployabilityofbeneficiaries.
❱ Labourcounsellingactionsentailinga
morein-depthindividualdiagnosisand
tutoringsessionstoprovideguidanceand
individualisedfollow-upforbeneficiaries
throughoutallofthephasesoftheirpathway.
❱ Vocationaltrainingactionsandtraining
directlylinkedtoemploymentopportunities
identifiedthroughtheprospectivestudies
conductedineachterritoryandtraining
sessionspreparingbeneficiariesfortheirfirst
jobthroughtheSocialGuaranteeprogramme
andprojectstoenhancetheemployabilityof
minimumincomerecipients.
❱ Trainingandemploymentactions(Madrid’s
Amaró TegaraWorkshopSchool,theHostess-
PromoterWorkshopSchoolinMalaga,
indiVidualiSed Social-labour counSellinG SeSSion at a centre in leon
StudentS takinG part in the aSturiaS Vedelar traininG and employment eXperience
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Almeria’sinterculturalmediationWorkshop
School,theCaminando enSestaoTrade
School,EmploymentWorkshops,personal
autonomytraining,interculturalmediation,
etc.)implementingmixedscenariosenvisaging
learningstagesandsubsequentinternshipand
employmentstages.
❱ Mediationandlabourmarketintegration
actionscomprisedofaccompaniment
initiativesintheactivesearchforemployment
andmediationinthelabourmarket,
identifyingpossibleoffersofemploymentthat
couldbecoveredbyserviceusers.
❱ Supportactionsforinitiativessuch
asprotectedemploymentandinsertion
companies(Uzipen:Professionalcleaning
service;Ecotur:Congressandtourism
hostessservice;Nabut:social-labourmarket
integrationcentre;Lacho Butipen:Press
kiosk;Vedelar:gardeningservice)thegoal
ofwhichistofosteremploymentexperiences
bridgingthegapwithmainstreamemployment
throughtheimplementationofinterntraining
processeswhichareverysimilartothereal
productionofgoodsandservicesandare
thereforeveryeffectiveingainingprofessional
experience,skillstrainingandworkhabits.
❱ Actionsencouragingandsupportingself-
employmentsuchasthedrawingupof
businessfeasibilityprojects,accompaniment
andconsultingduringtheprojects’start-up
andimplementationphase(seekingfunding,
etc.).
StudentS doinG the perSonal aSSiStant for autonomy courSe aS part of leon’S “keriben” employment workShop
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Institutional interventionmostlyfocusing
onsupportingmorepro-activesocialpolicies
fortheimprovementoflivingandworking
conditionsandresolutionoftheproblemsand
needsoftheRomapopulation.Todaythereare
veryfewprofessionalswhoarespecialisedin
thissortofworkwiththeRomapopulation,
thereisnotransferofthepositiveinitiatives
beingundertakenanditisstillnecessaryto
promotefurtheradaptationofTrainingand
EmploymentSystemstothespecificreality
ofthissectorofthepopulationwithaview
tofavouringtheiraccess.Inthisconnection
actionshavebeendevelopedintheareaof
trainingandthetransferofmethodologiesand
materialssothattheworkthatiscurrently
underwaywiththeRomapopulationmaybe
assessed,includingqualitycontrolsystemsfor
allinterventions.
Inconnectionwithwhatwasinitiatedin2005,
workwasongoingin2007togaininsightinto
therealityoftheRomapopulationthrough
studiesandresearch,thistimefocusedon
theAutonomousCommunitieswhereweare
implementingourprogrammes.Theaimof
thesestudiesistoacquireasbroadanidea
aspossibleofthesituationfacingtheRoma
communityallowingforacomparisontobe
madewiththesituationoftheentireSpanish
populationbasedontheparametersusedbythe
NationalStatisticsInstitute(Spanishacronym
INE)fortheirActivePopulationSurvey(EPA).
Forthispurpose,aresearchprojectentitled
The Roma Population and Employment:
a comparative study in four Autonomous
Communitieswasdeveloped:intheCommunity
ofMadridwherefieldwork,analysisand
dissemination-presentationofstudyresultswas
doneandinAsturias,Castile-LeonandGalicia
wherefieldworkanddataprocessingwasdone
in2007anddisseminationandpresentation
CriticalaspectsinmovingforwardwiththesocialinclusionoftheRomacommunity:1.educationandtraining;2.accesstonewtechnologies;3.underemploymentinfamilybusinesses;4.tailoredmeasurestargetingadvancementtogainaccesstothelabourmarket;5.promotionofequaltreatmentandnon-discrimination.
internShip of the Store clerk courSe in collaboration with toyS”r”uS in Galicia
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ofresultsis
plannedfor
2008.These
studiesshow
usaRoma
population
which,despite
socialand
employment
barriers,wants
towork.
And lastly, the ongoing effort and
permanent awareness-heightening
of the society at largeandoftheagents
interveninginthelabourmarketfavouring
theeliminationofalldiscriminationagainst
theRomapopulationanditsaccessto
trainingandemployment.Thisgoalismet,
ontheonehand,byimplementingactions
withtheRomacommunitytofosterchange
intheirattitudewhenitcomestotraining
andemploymentand,ontheotherhand,by
workingwithgovernmentadministrations,
thebusinesscommunityandpotential
employerswiththeaimofraisingtheir
awarenesswithrespecttotheproblemsfaced
bythissectorofthepopulationintheareaof
trainingandaccesstoemployment,reducing
prejudiceandencouragingtheinitiationof
positiveactions.
“Employmentmakesusequal”. It is up to us all toturnthissloganintorealitybyfightingfortrueequaltreatmentandequalopportunitiesforallingainingaccesstothelabourmarket.
ecotur hoSteSS workinG at a conGreSS
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