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FUNDACIÓN SECRETARIADO GITANO – SPAIN- MISSION: –THE INTEGRAL PROMOTION OF THE ROMA COMMUNITY RESPECTING THEIR CULTURAL IDENTITY LINES OF ACTION: –DIRECT INTERVENTION: SERVICES AIMED AT THE ROMA COMMUNITY –INSTITUTIONAL COUNSELLING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND AWARENESS RAISING

SOCIAL SITUATION OF THE ROMA COMMUNITY IN SPAIN – people (45% in Andalusia) –Heterogeneity and processes of social change and cultural transformation. –Very young community: 40% under 16 years of age –High progress in the last 30 years –Access to the welfare state system: housing, education, health… –Subject of discrimination (National Survey) –Low educational level; early school dropouts –Compared inequalities with rest or Spanish citizens

EMPLOYMENT AND ROMA COMMUNITY  Roma's traditional professions are in recession or require a strong re-conversion  Inefficacy of mainstream employment policies towards the Roma: very few have access to ordinary vocational training. Low employability.  The life conditions of many Roma together with the social prejudices and stereotypes, affect in a negative way to the access to the labour market. Discrimination.  Otherwise, there are increasing expectatives of the Roma Community accessing the labour market.  Labour market requirements and characteristics

SpanishRoma Population Population age 16 and over 34,474,300475,000 Activity rate % Unemployment rate % Employment rate % Working in Industry % Working in Services % Temporary employment rate % Part-time employment rate % RESEARCH ON ROMA EMPLOYMENT SITUATION

OCCUPATIONAL TYPOLOGY Types of occupations undertaken by employed persons. Relative differences between the Spanish and Roma populations.

SUFFER FROM A CLEAR DISADVANTAGE IN THE LABOUR MARKET: –INITIAL DISQUALIFICATION: Early drop outs Poor presence in regular training schemes Poor access to new technologies –HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT –HIGH PRECARITY JOBS –PERSISTENCE OF NON REGULATED AND NON PROTECTED JOBS –SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF DISCRIMINATION IN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT

ACCEDER PROGRAMME description

OBJETIVES To facilitate the Roma population's access to mainstream training and employment in equal terms To provide Roma with professional qualifications and access to the labour market To raise awareness regarding prejudice and discriminatory practices affecting Roma To foster more active policies regarding the Roma community

TEAMS MEDIATORS: 1. Captation 2. Receptions and systematizing the first data 3. Information on training resources 4. Accompaniment to the access 5. Monitoring 6. Family mediation INTERMEDIATORS: INTERVENTION ON LABOUR MARKET 1. Search for job offers 2. Labour market intermediation 3 Promotion of cooperation with companies. Partnership 5. Local development and insertion of Roma population 6 Follow up in the workplace COUNSELLORS / ADVISORS: Diagnosis Design of individualized itineraries of insertion Development of actions: labour information, job search, guidance, social skills … ACCOMPANIMENT Refer to other resources or services Monitoring, on the job follow up.

Work centres: 48 Number of partners (local, regional, national) Public administrations: 100 Companies: over Other stake holders: NGOS, mass media, etc.

MAIN RESULTS

RESULTS  More than beneficiaries  More than labour contracts (1/3 first labour experiences)  70% Romas access  More than 5000 people accessing to training  Equal gender balance (specific actions developed)  High participation (voluntarily) and change of mentality in Roma beneficiaries, administrations, employers and society as a whole  Increased access to mainstream services  Collaboration of administrations and enterprises  Synergies at territorial and institutional level  Great impact of complementarily actions and data production for analysing current situation

BENEFICIARIES DEC. 01DEC. 02DEC. 03DEC. 04DEC. 05DEC. 06DEC. 07 LABOUR CONTRACTS DEC. 01DEC. 02DEC. 03DEC. 04DEC. 05DEC. 06DEC. 07

KEYS OF SUCCESS

PARTNERSHIP + TARGETING + MAINSTREAMING Integrated approach Individualised employment itineraries (training and employment). Process. Involvement and empowerment of the Roma: autonomy Long term Planning Equal balance between social and economic perspective Professional and Multicultural working teams Targeted but non-segregated services. Flexibility. Fight against discrimination: multidimensional approach Nation – wide dimension Strong partnership: network

FUTURE CHALLENGES

FUTURE CHALLENGES (ACCEDER 2008 – 2013) Improvement of employment quality. Actions within educational framework in order to prevent school dropping out and to reinforce the initial trainning. Foster social and occupational integration of immigrant Roma population. International Dimension -Transferability. -Transnationality.

TOOLS AND PRODUCTS PERMANENT OBSERVATORY ON EMPLOYMENT OF ROMA RESEARCH STUDY ON SPANISH ROMA EMPLOYMENT SITUATION SENSITISING CAMPAING “Get to know them before judging them”. ANNUAL REPORT ON DISCRIMINATION