Employment Policies for Roma

The present work provides information and data regarding the employment situation of the Roma and their access to labour market, focusing on:1) socio-economic data on the dynamics of Roma population in relation to the labour market; 2) factors blocking the access of Roma to the labour market -unfavorable general economic context, health condition, lack of incentives, educational disadvantages, low mobility, illicit employment, etc.; 3) implemented programmes focusing on the role played by central and local public institutions, civil society as well as international institutions; 4) relation between employment policies at the European level and the situation of Roma; 5) case studies; 6) recommendations focused on increasing roma access to the labour market.