SOCIAL ENTERPREMNEURSHIP AS A MEANS OF SUPPORT TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AP VOJVODINA – USING INNOVATIONS TO REACH NEW EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION „Social Inclusion on Labour Market through Social Enterprises“ Republic of Serbia – Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Economy, Employment and Gender Equality

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March Alba County Council Autonomous Province of Vojvodina  Northern Province of the Republic of Serbia  Area: km²  Around two million citizens  member of the Assembly of European Regions the Assembly of European Regionsthe Assembly of European Regions  Co-founder of the Regional Council of DKMT Euro region

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March Alba County Council Republic of Serbia – Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Economy, Employment and Gender Equality  Governmental body which performs delegated tasks in AP Vojvodina within the scope of: Economy Economy Gender Equality Gender Equality Employment Employment low employment rate 35%low employment rate 35% high rate of inactivity 40.5%high rate of inactivity 40.5% high unemployment rate 25.7 %high unemployment rate 25.7 % AP VOJVODINA

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March 2013 Alba County Council Characteristics of labour market which support social entrepreneurship in RS  High unemployment – 22,4%  High concealed unemployment  Low participation of employment in private sector  Insufficient mobility of manpower  No occupation – 31,7%  Those who wait 1 or 2 years to get a job – 18,6%  Those who wait 3 to 5 years – 10,2%  Those who wait longer than a decade – 7,8%,  Minimum wage in Serbia is about 200 €  GNP in 2011 in Serbia is € per capita

Conference "Social inclusion & social economy" March Alba County Council Vulnerable people  Longterm unemployed: Persons without occupation Persons without occupation Older than 50 Older than 50 Disfunctional families Disfunctional families Users of safe houses and shelters Users of safe houses and shelters People with disabilities People with disabilities People with mental disturbances People with mental disturbances Treated addicts Treated addicts Rehabilitated inmates Rehabilitated inmates Underage delinquents Underage delinquents

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March Alba County Council Current measures for boosting employment in Serbia  Subsidies for new jobs Devastated areasDevastated areas InternsInterns ElderlyElderly PWDPWD  Additional training and education programmes For the longterm unemployed ( months )For the longterm unemployed ( months )  Self-employment  Public works Subsidy amount

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March Alba County Council Law on professional rehabilitation and employment - PWD  Employment obligation - PWD 2 7 % of the employers pay 2 7 % of the employers pay 70% of the employers hire PWD 70% of the employers hire PWD 3 % use services of the enterprises for professional rehabilitation and employment of PWD 3 % use services of the enterprises for professional rehabilitation and employment of PWD  In AP Vojvodina, there are 6,200 (4,000) of the unemployed PWD  12 enterprises in APV – 200 jobs for PWD Monthly subsidy for PWD around 20 0 € Monthly subsidy for PWD around 20 0 €

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March Alba County Council Unemployment PWD

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March 2013; Alba County Council Why social enterpreneurship?  Implementation of principles of social responsibility, social sustainability and principles of inculsion of vulnerable groups  Social inclusion by labour participation  Potential which can mitigate consequences of transition and offer employment possibilities  „the Third sector“  Important part of our future in business

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March 2013; Alba County Council Current framework of social enterpreneurship in Serbia  Unclear way of doing business in the organisational for of social enterprise  Financial incentives (without profile) for creating activities and business sustainability  Different forms that exist: citizen associations, unions, religious organisations, enterprises for employment - OSI,  Draft of the Law on Social Enterpreneurship of 2013.

Conference "Social inclusion & social economy" March 2013; Alba County Council What brings the Law on social enterpreneurship?  Organised social activity of public importance  Employment of persons with difficulty to find and keep a job  Social inclusion by active participation  Provided benefits for social enterprises  Reinvestment of profits  Important role of municipalities

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March Alba County Council Proposition of measures which correspond to social enterpreneurship in APV  Forming the Regional Centre for social employment  Training and social employment programme development  Development of training programme for management in social enterpreneurship  Promotion of public social private partnership  Designing innovative programmes  Mobilisation of financial instruments from EU and other funds,  Promotion of mutual and individual responsibility in the fight against social exclusion  Promoting and evaluating social responsibility clause in public and private sector  Establishing criteria for the selection of the most socially responsible employer in public and private sector

Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ March Alba County Council Promotion of Social Economy as a Universal Value Society Strategy „Europe 2020“

Republic of Serbia Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Economy, Employment and Gender Equality Jasmina Stanić Advicer on employment of people with disabilities