Abstract
Over the years, the gypsies have been the subject of various discussions, being cataloged as "dirty gypsies, thieves, lazy and who do not want to learn" and especially those responsible for the negative image of Romania abroad, in other words they were "the apple of discord" in the Romanian society. The "valves" were also opened after the incidents in France 2010 that generated new discussions on the problems due to the Roma, the optimal solution in solving these problems being the integration of the Roma in the society. However, the vast majority of Romanians are reluctant to integrate the gypsies into society, especially on the labor market, and this is due to the public image, most often negative, which gypsies "enjoy". We chose this theme, in the idea of supporting the integration of the Roma in the labor market, considering this step an advantage in favor of the economy of the country, since the limited access of Roma people to the labor market causes Romania to lose at least 887 million euros annually, according to a report by the World Bank. Also, we consider it is necessary to integrate them in the labor market and due to the fact that the taxes and social contributions that they pay are far below the majority population, with notable effects on the Gross Domestic Product. A final argument that contributed to the choice of this theme is that the integration of the members of this population in the labor market could be a positive proof for the efficiency of the policies and projects implemented over time in their favor.
Highlights
Gypsy minority "Gypsy problem" (Stoian, Mark et al, 2010) is a topic well known to all. It is known and affirmed by government representatives in many of the debates, symposia, conferences, organized for decades. Until recently it was considered a serious „problem” and the terminology used by this minority to self-identify, which results from the disagreement with the proposal of the Romanian deputy Silviu Prigoană to replace the official name of the Romani people from „rrom” in „gypsy”, registered at the Romanian Senate in September 2010
On the basis that the access of the Roma population to the labour market is limited due to "barrier" factors, including discrimination, lack of schooling, and lack of professional qualification, we considered it necessary that through this study to investigate the perception of the majority population on this issue, such as Roma are perceived in the labour market
As for the theoretical part we could start by pointing out that the terminology used by this minority to self-identify has no connection with Romania, the term „Roma” being an old word of the Rromani language and translating ad litteram with „human” or „man”
Summary
Gypsy minority "Gypsy problem" (Stoian, Mark et al, 2010) is a topic well known to all. The word „gypsy” retained, in the Romanian collective mind and in the Romanian language, a profoundly pejorative meaning: in the proverbs – „Neither the gypsy is like the man, nor the wicked is like the tree”, „He drowned like the gypsy on the shore”, „Gypsy is Gypsy and on Easter day”, in current expressions –„Don't be gypsy!”, including in the explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language the second edition of 1998 – „epithet given to a person with bad grips”, „who has bad manners; which is very touching; chalice, scratchy” (Grigore, 1992) According to their specific occupations, Roma citizens are classified as follows: 1. According to their specific occupations, Roma citizens are classified as follows: 1. Aurarii or rudarii - they were the most numerous of the royal slaves, and as a task, they dealt with the removal of the gold from the rivers of Moldova and the Romanian Country, paying tribute some of the quantity of gold removed; in the cold season they processed wood by making pots, receiving the name of spoon mills, and after the 19th century, part of them worked on the manufacture of bricks, being called bricks makers
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