ZAPOŠLJAVANJE OSOBA SA INVALIDITETOM U SRBIJI Moguænosti i izazovi

istrazivanja
Strategy in Serbia 2007-2015; National Strategy for Poverty Reduction; National
Strategy of Employment, Law of Labor, Law on Preventing Discrimination on the
Ground of Disability and Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of
PWDs. As well as that, different fiscal regulations and programs for Active employment
policy give important support to employers who are employing PWDs.
Survey on unemployed PWDs
The first survey circle covered 124 unemployed PWDs looking for a job. Most of them
are younger than 45 years of age (the most productive period of life). The second
survey circle covered 132 unemployed PWDs. More than a half of them are between 19
and 30 years of age. The reason for that change could be the fluctuation of labor force.
Men were dominant in both questioning circles which differ from the general
situation in Serbia where there are more unemployed women.
According to type of settlement, more than two third unemployed PWDs in research
sample live in urban area and the rest in suburban or country area.
The level of education at unemployed PWDs showed that more than two third
attended the grammar school, less than one third attend special schools. Almost the
half of people interviewed completed the secondary education. In research sample of
PWDs there are 14.5% with higher or high education. Unemployed PWDs has positive
approach towards additional education and see it as important factor for the
employment and development of their working carrier. On the other hand, they
would not be able to afford it without additional support – more than a half of persons
questioned stated that they need that kind of support.
Majority of questioned PWDs have long lasting disability – only 10% of unemployed
PWDs live with disability for the last ten years. Period of disability occurrence
influences education and specific needs in professional rehabilitation. More than a
half persons interviewed have physical disability, more than one third have sensory
disability and less than one eight are persons with other types of disability.
The existing system of disability status verification does not give the relevant data and
information for labor market. The data that are missing are the evaluation of working
capacities and redirection to jobs where PWDs could realize to optimum their working
abilities.
Most of interviewed PWDs do not require any specific support at working place. The
help of other person during the working engagement is needed for one third of
persons interviewed and it is related mostly to arrival/departure from the working
place. This kind of help is more needed „outside of home“ than in performing
everyday activities.
Persons with disability are faced with lot of problems (access to transport, access to
premises of National Employment Bureau, lack of orthopedic aids) and more than a
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