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Slovakia and Unemployed

May 30, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Slovak parliament has passed a law that can take away benefits for refusing a work opportunity. Opposition warns of discrimination against Roma. Their concern is that Roma will be offered menial works (such as in the Hungarian Közmunka), and will be no longer entitled to anything afterwards.

Parlament schválil zákon, ktorý môže odobrať dávky za odmietnutie práce. Opozícia varuje pred diskrimináciou Rómov. In: TA3. 29.05.2025. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/996563/parlament-schvalil-zakon-podla-ktoreho-mozu-nezamestnani-prist-o-davky-za-odmietnutie-prace-opozicia-varuje-pred-diskriminaciou-romov

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Slovakia: Mandatory Work?

May 29, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Minister of Tourism has declared that Roma communities are “a clear cost to society” and therefore wants to employ them in agriculture and support for tourism.

Already his statement is derogatory. But he wants to employ Roma in helping develop tourism in the Slovak countryside. It sounds very much like the mandatory work that was introduced in Hungary, as a way to get cheap labour.

Huliakova vízia vidieka: Rómovia v štátnych maštaliach. In: Eurakti. 29.05.2025. https://euractiv.sk/section/ekonomika-a-euro/opinion/huliakova-vizia-vidieka-romovia-v-statnych-mastaliach/

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Slovakia: Municipal Work

May 13, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Slovak ministry of Labour wants to push for so-called “activation work” for long term unemployed. This means doing some menial jobs for municipalities, and, according to statistics, only 1 to 2% of people in this scheme find a job afterwards.

Aktivačné práce čakajú zmeny. Rezort ich chce kategorizovať, opozícia riešenie považuje za neefektívne. In: TA3. 11.05.2025. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/993725/aktivacne-prace-cakaju-zmeny-rezort-ich-chce-kategorizovat-opozicia-riesenie-povazuje-za-neefektivne