Bulgaria Has a Labor Market Reserve of Over 200,000 Inactive People of Working Age

Bulgaria has a substantial reserve on the labour market of over 200,000 people of working age who are inactive.

Prompting these people to be active and seeking employment opportunities for people with disabilities is a priority of the national employment action plan for next year, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Lazar Lazarov told reporters.

He inaugurated a conference for making public the results of the assessment of the effect of the policy applied on the labour market. The 200,000 people in question are not registered at any labour office, frequently they neither work nor study, nor are they enrolled in any additional qualification training courses. Using mediators the state will endeavour to find them and will then offer them the existing services of the National Employment agency. New services are being looked into and will also be made available. All services are free of charge, Deputy Minister Lazarov said, reported by BNR 

Among the inactive there is a contingent of people with secondary vocational education, which, together with small additional courses, depending on the development in the region, can be provided with a quick realization. Some people also rely on funds that come from their loved ones working outside the country. Others have property they manage effectively. There are also those who probably work without an employment contract. The harms of undeclared employment are explained in campaigns by the General Labor Inspectorate, in conjunction with other state institutions.

The National Employment Action Plan for 2020 will focus on improving the chances and opportunities of the workforce to meet the challenges of the labor market and the demand of employers by enhancing demand-side training opportunities....