30.09.2021
MORE THAN 5,000 JOBS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE BEEN CREATED IN THE SOCIAL ECONOMY IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
Over 5,000 jobs for people with disabilities have been created in the social economy in the last 5 years through the joint efforts of the state, municipalities and the non-governmental sector. This was announced at the opening of the ninth European Forum for Social Entrepreneurship by Deputy Ministers of Labor and Social Policy Nadia Klisurska and Ivan Krastev. The event is held in Plovdiv in the period September 29 - October 3.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy will continue to support social enterprises, to promote entrepreneurship in this area and the creation of new jobs for disadvantaged people in the labor market, as well as to seek opportunities for direct support for jobs, said the Deputy Minister Ivan Krastev. The social and solidarity economy embodies the future, mainly because it allows people to be involved in processes that provide them with real opportunities for development and equal opportunity, he added.
The principles of the social and solidarity economy have the potential to develop public relations in a new way, added Deputy Minister Nadya Klisurska. According to her, in recent years the social economy in Bulgaria is developing more successfully and sustainably as an integral part of the national economy.
In the coming years, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy will continue to support social entrepreneurs in the development of social innovations and tools for direct contact with citizens, as well as for strengthening their public role in maintaining social and environmental balance. For the implementation of these goals by 2027, about BGN 70 million are provided under the Recovery and Sustainability Plan and the Human Resources Development Program.
Deputy Minister Klisurska presented awards for merits in the development of European social entrepreneurship "Stilian Balasopulov" to the municipality of Troyan, the Bulgarian Association for Neuromuscular Diseases, the Italian company "CONAST" and the International Fair in Plovdiv.
