Specifics of access to laubor market in rural regions of Slovakia

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia
Ing. Viera Petrášová, CSc.
Forest Research Institute Zvolen
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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• Welcome to Slovakia
• at Forest Research Institute
• in Zvolen

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• The area of cultivated land almost 80
• 20 of population live in such areas
• 7 work in agriculture or forestry
• Important local differences

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• We can state that
• the area of unused agriculture land has been
  falling in favour of forest land
• The number of people move from urban areas

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• Situation of the Slovak Republic
• rural areas 59,5 of the territory
• Agricultural land 62,8 rural areas
• Forest land 55,9 rural areas
• Agricultural lands cover almost 40 of the area
  of Slovakia
• OECD indicators 79 territory with rural
  character

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• People who live in rural areas
• The situation in EU countries
• Different situation in Slovakia

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• Current situation in rural areas of Slovakia
• transformation of national economy
• Construction of big industrial centres, farmers
  cooperatives without strong diversification of
  activities
• 10 of total proportion of unemployeed population
  had work in agrarian sector

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• The reasons are following
• Low mobility of rural population due to growing
  age
• Low qualification level
• Low adaptability of entrepreneurial activities in
  rural areas
• Regional differences

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• lack of industrial infrastructure
• High unemployment rate and low incomes do not
  enable daily mobility after work
• - small enterprises in rural areas of Slovakia

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• Reasons for unemployment in rural areas
• high proportion of Roma population
• Low educational level
• Low developed infrastructure
• Significant deficit of industrial production
• Decreasing proportion of agricultural and
  forestry production

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• The drop of the number of employees in forestry
  is proportional to the drop in performance in
  silvicilture and forest protection
• 100 000 licence holders in logging who work in
  forest
• More than 7 000 enterprises

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• Legislative social measures
• Tourism
• Projects

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Specifics of access to laubor market in rural
regions of Slovakia

• Conclusion
• searching for the balance between family and
  working
• Problem of equal access to laubor market
• Social exclusion deforming
• Initiative EU LEADER
• Programming period 2007-2013

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