Job Opportunities and Job Search Tools. What Have Roma Experienced in Slovakia and How Are They

Abstract

The post presents the perspective of Roma originally living in Slovakia in excluded communities in underdeveloped regions relocated to the UK for work and better living conditions. The aim is to compare their experience of finding a job in Slovakia and subsequently in the UK. We compare experiences, assistance services or other available options available to jobseekers in both countries. Most of the participants in the research have a negative experience of access and treatment at various institutions in Slovakia. In the UK, on the other hand, not a single respondent had such an experience, although the country's entire exit campaign from the European Union was in the spirit of increased control of migrants.Discrimination or anti-Roma sentiments across Europe are not the only reason why the Roma have also chosen UK as their new homeland. The interviews we conducted as part of our research showed that the biggest motivation is the abundance and availability of job opportunities related to better living conditions. In the paper, we will also look at the hypothesis of the magnet of well-being, the theory saying that migration decisions are made based on the generosity of social benefits in the country to which they migrate. KeywordsRoma, Labor migration; Stereotypes, abuse of the social system; Barriers in the labor market; The theroy of the magnet of well-being I. ÚvodCieľom našej štúdie je priniesť pohľad skupiny Rómov, ktorá sa odsťahovala do Veľkej Británie predovšetkým za prácou a lepšími životnými podmienkami aké mali na Slovensku. Zaujímali nás ich skúsenosti s hľadaním práce na Slovensku a následne to, ako sa im podarilo adaptovať sa na podmienky v inej krajine, kto všetko im asistoval a ako to hodnotia oproti skúsenostiam zo Slovenska.Naším cieľom je mapovať skúsenosti s hľadaním si zamestnania Rómov z marginalizovaných komunít na Slovensku a súčasne porovnať ich skúsenosti so zamestnaním sa po odsťahovaní sa do Veľkej Británie. Rovnako nás zaujímala motivácia a dôvody, pre ktoré sa rozhodli odísť zo Slovenska. V neposlednom rade sa pozrieme na teóriu, ktorá tvrdí, že mnohí migranti cestujú do bohatých krajín práve preto, aby čo najviac využili ich sociálny systém a výhody, ktoré ponúka.