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Make Them Work!

Roma Foundation — Sat, 23 May 2026 15:10:09 +0000

The current Slovak Minister of Tourism and Sports, Rudolf Huliak, (Rural Party) presented his proposal regarding the Roma issue on social networks. He claims that the state has been financing dysfunctional programs for a long time and the solution should be greater involvement of Roma in the work process.

However, he has not yet presented several specific parameters of the proposal…

Huliak chce naučiť Rómov pracovať, sľubuje si 124 miliónov eur ročne. In: Pravda. 21.05.2026. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/809751-huliak-chce-naucit-romov-pracovat-slubuje-si-124-milionov-eur-rocne/#google_vignette
Huliak chce „naučiť Rómov pracovať“. Hovorí o zrušení odvodov aj zmene exekúcií. In; TA3. 21.05.2026. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1050893/huliak-chce-naucit-romov-pracovat-hovori-o-zruseni-odvodov-aj-zmene-exekucii#google_vignette

Slovakia, Work, and Roma

Roma Foundation — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:11:15 +0000

Minister Erik Tomáš came up with a catchy name “work instead of benefits”. In reality, it is a populist farce aimed against Roma that will not resolve the issues faced by Roma in Slovakia. The obstacles on the labor market are much more complex than the minister would be willing to admit. Many employers refuse to hire Roma. If you have a Roma surname, even education will not help you.

The minister chose the easiest victims. He painted a picture of a threatening army of people who sit at home all day, take money from the state and refuse to work. To make it sound even more dramatic, he did not forget to mention that this mainly concerns long-term unemployed Roma from marginalized communities.

Erik Tomáš sa hrá na siláka, no jeho nápad je populistická fraška (názor Ingrid Kosovej). In: Aktuality. 01.04.2025. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/fisrIp5/erik-tomas-sa-hra-na-silaka-no-jeho-napad-je-populisticka-fraska-nazor-ingrid-kosovej/

Slovakia and Populism

Roma Foundation — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:13:31 +0000

Erik Tomáš, the current Slovak Minister of Labour introduced new laws aimed at cutting benefits to unemployed and reducing the social contributions. He basically wants those who hate Roma to applaud him.

The numbers have remained fairly stable, and it is not just Roma who receive social contrinbutions…

Na ministerstve práce sa začal boj proti povaľačom (píše Ida Želinská). In: SME. 03.07.2024. https://komentare.sme.sk/c/23352532/na-ministerstve-prace-sa-zacal-boj-proti-povalacom-pise-ida-zelinska.html