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The data shows at the census from 2002 there are 536,000 Roma people in Romania, though their leaders suppose that their number is higher (1,5 million). Just a third part of them have a constant job, among which only 50% develop a qualified activity. Most of them do not benefit from the social insurances and protection the state offers. Only 50% from children go to school and the degree of illiteracy among people over 45 is of 30%. Lack of investment in education and the effects of the biases have generated a reduced access on the labor market and, obviously, poverty among Roma communities is high.
Keywords: labor market, Roma communities, education, illiteracy, qualified activity
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