Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family - Stará Ľubovňa Development and promotion of cross-border co-operation in the labor markets of Stará Ľubovňa.

Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family - Stará Ľubovňa

Development and promotion of cross-border co-operation in the labor markets of Stará Ľubovňa and Nowy Sacz

Miroslav Redaj

Overview

• Characteristics of the district Stará Ľubovňa

• Objectives and targets of cross-border cooperation within INTERREG IIIA PR-SR

• Performed activities• Suggestions for the future

Stará Ľubovňa

Area 624 km

Administrative units 44 municip., 2 towns

No. of inhabitants 51 539

Econ. active inhab. 22 413

No. of jobseekers 2239

Unemployment rate 7,64%

Self-employed workers

6490

Average income/month

16 755 SK

April – December 2006

Targets – from psychology to labor market

• Deepen co-operation between Public Employment Services across the border

• Building network between all local institutions of the relevant partners (schools, municipalities,social institutions)

• Informing inhabitants and institutions about the advantages of cross-border co-operation

Expected benefits „extensive social and economic

development“

• Strengthen and develope co-operation between Public Employment Services

• Involve local institutions and inhabitants in the building of connections in cross-border region

• Improve the possibilities to get information• Support work mobility and enterprise in

cross-border area• Make the district attractive for both

employees and employers

Deepening of co-operation

• 2 educational meetings between the staff of Labour Offices in Stará Ľubovňa and Nowy Sacz• Slovak – Polish Conference - VI/2006• Establishing of information kiosk in Labor Office• Information day for jobseekers – IX/2006

• Publicity work (bulletin, brochure)

Project activities

Project pictures

Project pictures

Problems to be solved• Increasing number od long-term unemployed

jobseekers (52 – 58% of registered jobseekers)• Low average monthly salary, differences

between Slovak and Polish wages (SL 230€, PL 270 €)

• High unemployement rate in Poland (13 - 23%)• Absence of foreign investments• Insufficient creating of new work placements (same surpluses, same shortages)• Inadequate traffic infrastructure, non –

existence of direct bus or train connections • Undesirable profession structure of jobseekers • Inadequate exchange of information

Future – transnational region?

Aim to achieve the status of transnational EURES – T

Support worker´s mobility:- exchange of job vacancies, information about

labour market, legislative changes - support the creating of new job places- working meeting of Labour office staff (working

group)- promotional and information material- cross-border seminars with relevant institutions- build co-operation with employers, trade unions

and other institutions of the region- offer special cross-border advising (labour market,

social security system, taxation)- involve jobseekers in participating to workshop –

„Face to face to Slovak-Polish labour market“

Thank you for your attention

Questions?

Miroslav Redaj

Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family

Farbiarska 57

064 01 Stará Ľubovňa

Slovakia

Tel.: 00421 52 42 67 112

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.upsvarsl.sk