ján bača: employment of roma

Employment of Roma

October 2011

U. S. Steel Košice, Human Resources, Public Affairs

© 2011 United States Steel Corporation

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Why do we do it?

Our support of Roma community

• To offer equal opportunity for Roma citizens• To integrate Roma citizens into work processes• To reduce unemployment among the Roma community• To increase qualification levels of Roma children

Achieved effects

Work and regular income represent a basis for:• Reduced poverty• Reduced criminality• Improved family care • Regular payments for school, accommodation, water, utilities

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Roma community support project

Work opportunities for adults

• Based on Agreement on Temporary Assignment of employees to another employer

• Recruiting of potential employees based on council leaders’ recommendations

• Currently 110 participants (more than 90% are from Roma community)

• We cooperate with the following municipalities:

• Velka Ida council office• Kosice - Saca council office• Kosice - Lunik IX council office

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Development of project participant headcount


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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Lunik IX City Košice Košice-Šaca Veľká Ida

155 151170

130

105 95 101110

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Years of Service


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Main reasons for leaving:• Job opportunity (abroad)• Absenteeism• Poor work performance

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Project Participants by Age


9%

16%

20%

19%

9%

8%

6%

6%

6%

up to 20

21 - 25

26 - 30

31 - 35

36 - 40

41 - 45

46 - 50

51 - 55

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Project Participants by Achieved Education Level


1%

1%

2%

3%

6%

35%

21%

7%

23%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Elem. school-3

Elem. school-4

Elem. school-5

Elem. school-6

Elem. school-7

Elem. school-8

Elem. school-9

High school - unfinished

High school

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Performance review by USSK managers


3%

16%

38%

31%

11%

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5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

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1-unsatisfactoryperformance

2-requiresimprovement

3-meetsexpectations

4-exceedsexpectations

5-highlyexceeds

expectations

Performance

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Performance review by municipality representatives


1%

11%

49%

32%

7%

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10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

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1-unsatisfactoryperformance

2-requiresimprovement

3-meetsexpectations

4-exceedsexpectations

5-highlyexceeds

expectations

Performance

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Number of dependent children


More than 70 family providers, provide for more than 250 children

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What motivates you most to attend work?


to work; 2%

work team; 4%

employment in USSK; 2%

family; 18%

children; 16%

better life; 7%

money; 32%

subsistence; 18%

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What is most important for your children?


education; 46%

health; 28%

better life; 23%

money; 4%

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What is most important for your children?


Kosice-LIX

education; 57%

better life; 43%

Velka Ida

education; 51%

health; 31%

better life; 13%

money; 4%

Kosice-Saca

better life; 16%

health; 16%

education; 68%

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Are you treated differently?


YES; 11%

Sometimes; 13%

NO; 76%

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NOWNOW

Housing


BEFOREBEFORE

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Where do they work?


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Success story 1 – Mr. Jano’s son


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Success story 2 – Mr. Sana


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Day-to-day work with the Roma community

Our activities

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Our activities


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Our activities


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Continuous work - more could be done

Conclusion

• Motivate other employers to work on employment projects

• Contribution to cover more costs

• EU money for jobs and open a joint project with the City

• To provide transport for workers from villages in vicinity to the work place

• Possibility to deduct support for schools from taxable income

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