THE NON-MAJORITY COMMUNITIES’ RIGHTS IN KOSOVO: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION
THE NON-MAJORITY COMMUNITIES’ RIGHTS IN KOSOVO: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION
Author(s): Sabiha Shala, Gentiana Gega, Emirjeta BerishaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, National Economy, Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Labor relations, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, Welfare systems, Developing nations, Political behavior, Political economy, Political psychology, Politics and law, Politics and society, Comparative politics, Law on Economics, Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Socio-Economic Research, EU-Legislation, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Administrative Law, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Education; Employment; Rights; Non-Majority Community; Kosovo
Summary/Abstract: International and national legislation guarantees the right to employment and education for every citizen, including members of non-majority communities. As a multi-ethnic state, Kosovo has very advanced legislation to guarantee access to employment and education for members of its non-majority communities. This study aimed to examine the actual level of enforcement of these two rights by members of non-majority communities. Relevant scientific works, local and international legislation, and statistical data on the level of access to the labor market and the education system of non-majority communities in Kosovo were consulted for this study. The research results show that access to the labor market and the education system varies across communities and has not continuously increased in 2015-2021. The situation has particularly affected the RAE community, which has the highest percentage of unemployment (over 90%) and the lowest access to pre-university education (below 5%). Therefore, this article recommends that relevant stakeholders take measures to ensure the proper enforcement of access to employment and education rights for non-majority communities in Kosovo.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 9/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 531-549
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
