"Serbians pick and choose jobs"

Many positions in Serbia remain vacant, despite being well-paid, as the country's unemployed consider some of them with reluctance, a daily writes.

Izvor: Veèernje novosti

Sunday, 22.03.2009.

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Many positions in Serbia remain vacant, despite being well-paid, as the country's unemployed consider some of them with reluctance, a daily writes. Vecernje Novosti quotes the chairwoman of the Association of Free and Independent Unions, Ranka Savic, who revealed that Belgrade's cleaning communal service, Gradska Cistoca, has vacancy spots permanently opened for 50 to 100 people. "Serbians pick and choose jobs" According to her, the workers there have good salaries, while other communal enterprises offer similar conditions. The fact that those unemployed snub such opportunities, Savic says, shows that the crisis is either not in full swing, "or that much needs to be done about the mentality of people so that they don't view these jobs with reluctance". The situation is the same in metal processing and construction industries where well-paid jobs remain on offer for six or seven months. Dragoljub Rajic of the Employers Union of Serbia, says that Serbians most often seek positions that require secondary school education. The reason why job seekers refuse to accept those jobs on offer, according to him, is prejudice that they require hard work. Another reason is that the unemployed would rather work in an office, for state or public sector, "since those jobs are considered safe". But this ambition, Rajic says, "is not realistic". Another reason is the thriving black labor market, where is southern Serbia alone there is one illegal worker for each that has been registered. "There are many Kosovo Albanians and illegals from Macedonia and Bulgaria working in Belgrade in the black market, engaged by various construction and other companies. We believe there are as many as 30,000 such workers in Belgrade, and 100,000 in all of Serbia," Rajic said.

"Serbians pick and choose jobs"

According to her, the workers there have good salaries, while other communal enterprises offer similar conditions.

The fact that those unemployed snub such opportunities, Savić says, shows that the crisis is either not in full swing, "or that much needs to be done about the mentality of people so that they don't view these jobs with reluctance".

The situation is the same in metal processing and construction industries where well-paid jobs remain on offer for six or seven months.

Dragoljub Rajić of the Employers Union of Serbia, says that Serbians most often seek positions that require secondary school education. The reason why job seekers refuse to accept those jobs on offer, according to him, is prejudice that they require hard work.

Another reason is that the unemployed would rather work in an office, for state or public sector, "since those jobs are considered safe".

But this ambition, Rajić says, "is not realistic".

Another reason is the thriving black labor market, where is southern Serbia alone there is one illegal worker for each that has been registered.

"There are many Kosovo Albanians and illegals from Macedonia and Bulgaria working in Belgrade in the black market, engaged by various construction and other companies. We believe there are as many as 30,000 such workers in Belgrade, and 100,000 in all of Serbia," Rajić said.

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