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CAPACITY TO SELF-SUSTAINMENT
Among Right to Protection’s beneficiaries, the overwhelming majority are representatives
of socially vulnerable groups: single people, homeless people, people released from prison, Roma,
and residents of temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Due to lack
of identity documents, it is difficult for stateless persons to find work and to provide for themselves
(or a family), and at the same time it is impossible to obtain state social protection. Without
documents it is also impossible to receive a pension, which is why elderly people find themselves
in very difficult situations. Therefore, quarantine, even though it is intended to prevent the spread
of the epidemic, will have a negative impact on the situation of stateless persons.
This is also confirmed by the answers of the study participants.
Thus, among those surveyed, 24 respondents (13%) indicated that they are pensioners or
incapacitated. 161 respondents (85%) are able to work, but due to lack of documents they have
no chance of getting an official job. Therefore, people are forced to work unofficially. In addition,
many of the respondents have lost their jobs because of the lockdown. According to the results
of the survey, most of the respondents - 66% (106 people) - among employable people were
employed before the quarantine measures. But 57% of them (61 people) became unemployed
due to the introduction of lockdown restrictions.
Lost my job (unofficial), I'm afraid there won't be enough food until the end of the
lockdown. I contacted various humanitarian organizations, but never received any help.
No money for food, no utilities.
Among the participants of the survey, 1 person was officially employed in accordance with
labor legislation, and another 1 person indicated that he/she is an entrepreneur.
ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING?
Respondent refused to give an answer
4
Yes, illegally
43
Yes, a self-employed entrepreneur
1
Yes, legally
1
No, unemployed
30
56
No, student
No, pensioner, or disabled
23
1
lost the job
30
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