„Social Inclusion on Labour Market through Social Enterprises“

1. SOCIAL ENTERPREMNEURSHIP AS A MEANS OF SUPPORT TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AP VOJVODINA– USING INNOVATIONS TO REACH NEW EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION Republic of Serbia – Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Economy,Employment and Gender Equality „Social Inclusion on Labour Market through Social Enterprises“

2. Autonomous Province of Vojvodina • Northern Province of the Republic of Serbia • Area: 21.506 km² • Around two million citizens • member of the Assembly of European Regions • Co-founder of the Regional Council of DKMT Euro region Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

3. Republic of Serbia – Autonomous Province of VojvodinaProvincial Secretariat for Economy, Employment and Gender Equality • Governmental body which performs delegated tasks in AP Vojvodina within the scope of: • Economy • Gender Equality • Employment • low employment rate 35% • high rate of inactivity 40.5% • high unemployment rate 25.7 % AP VOJVODINA Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

4. Characteristics of labour market which support social entrepreneurship in RS • High unemployment – 22,4% • High concealed unemployment • Low participation of employment in private sector • Insufficient mobility of manpower • No occupation– 31,7% • Those who wait 1 or 2 years to get a job – 18,6% • Those who wait 3 to 5 years – 10,2% • Those who wait longer than a decade – 7,8%, • Minimum wage in Serbia is about 200 € • GNP in 2011 in Serbia is 4.288 € per capita Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013 Alba County Council

5. Vulnerable people • Longterm unemployed: • Persons without occupation • Older than 50 • Disfunctional families • Users of safe houses and shelters • People with disabilities • People with mental disturbances • Treated addicts • Rehabilitated inmates • Underage delinquents Conference "Social inclusion & social economy" 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

6. Current measures for boosting employment in Serbia • Subsidies for new jobs • Devastated areas • Interns • Elderly • PWD • Additional training and education programmes • For the longterm unemployed (3-6 months) • Self-employment • Public works Subsidy amount Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

7. Law on professional rehabilitation and employment - PWD • Employment obligation - PWD • 27% of the employers pay • 70% of the employers hire PWD • 3% use services of the enterprises for professional rehabilitation and employment of PWD • In AP Vojvodina, there are 6,200 (4,000) of the unemployed PWD • 12 enterprises in APV – 200 jobs for PWD • Monthly subsidy for PWD around 200 € Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

8. Unemployment PWD 2002-2012. Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

9. Why social enterpreneurship? • Implementation of principles of social responsibility, social sustainability and principles of inculsion of vulnerable groups • Social inclusion by labour participation • Potential which can mitigate consequences of transition and offer employment possibilities • „the Third sector“ • Important part of our future in business Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30 March 2013; Alba County Council

10. Current framework of social enterpreneurship in Serbia • Unclear way of doing business in the organisational for of social enterprise • Financial incentives (without profile) for creating activities and business sustainability • Different forms that exist: citizen associations, unions, religious organisations, enterprises for employment - OSI, • Draft of the Law on Social Enterpreneurship of 2013. Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30 March 2013; Alba County Council

11. What brings the Law on social enterpreneurship? • Organised social activity of public importance • Employment of persons with difficulty to find and keep a job • Social inclusion by active participation • Provided benefits for social enterprises • Reinvestment of profits • Important role of municipalities Conference "Social inclusion & social economy" 27-30 March 2013; Alba County Council

12. Proposition of measures which correspond to social enterpreneurship in APV • Forming the Regional Centre for social employment • Training and social employment programme development • Development of training programme for management in social enterpreneurship • Promotion of publicsocialprivate partnership • Designing innovative programmes • Mobilisation of financial instrumentsfrom EUand other funds, • Promotion of mutual and individual responsibility in the fight against social exclusion • Promoting and evaluating social responsibility clause in public and private sector • Establishing criteria for the selection of the most socially responsible employer in public and private sector Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

13. Promotion ofSocialEconomyas a UniversalValueSociety Strategy „Europe 2020“ Conference „Social inclusion & social economy“ 27-30. March 2013. Alba County Council

14. Republic of Serbia Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Economy,Employment and Gender Equality Jasmina Stanić Advicer on employment of people with disabilities jasmina.stanic@vojvodina.gov.rs