Social Entrepreneurship and Employment Challenges of Persons With Mental Disabilities

Anca, Evija; Sloka, Biruta

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“…Also, researches show that social entrepreneurs face different challenges related to the employment of target groups in WISEs, which can affect the overall positive perception of WISEs. The main challenges identified in the literature are for instance the lack of education and qualification of target groups (Cooney, 2011;Qian, Riseley and Barraket, 2019;Anca and Sloka, 2020) and their limited participation in the work (Spear and Bidet, 2010). Amin (2009b) warns that individuals with histories of social exclusion cannot easily be transformed into economic agents just through placement in a social enterprise.…”

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“…Conversely, in Latvia there is a lack of comprehensive research on WISEs. Most authors emphasize that WISEs are one of the types of social enterprises (Dobele, 2013, Līcīte, 2018Anca and Sloka, 2020), yet their activities are not analysed in depth. Besides, researchers mainly focus on the employment of people with disabilities (Anca and Sloka, 2020), although WISEs in Latvia may also employ other target groups.…”

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“…Most authors emphasize that WISEs are one of the types of social enterprises (Dobele, 2013, Līcīte, 2018Anca and Sloka, 2020), yet their activities are not analysed in depth. Besides, researchers mainly focus on the employment of people with disabilities (Anca and Sloka, 2020), although WISEs in Latvia may also employ other target groups. Analysis focussing on specific aspects of WISEs-for example, the engagement of Latvian WISEs in the digital environment (Casno and Sloka, 2021)-is also being developed.…”

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Challenges to the Development of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Latvia

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Social entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly popular in Latvia because it allows enterprises to implement economic activities while tackling social problems relevant to society. Since 2018, when the Social Enterprise Law was introduced, the number of registered social enterprises has reached 195 (in 2021). Work integration is the most common field of activity of Latvian social enterprises. According to the Latvian legislation, 13 groups at risk of social exclusion can be employed in a work integration social enterprise (WISE), but, in reality, many of these groups are not employed. The research aimed to analyse the factors influencing the development of WISEs and identify the challenges to employing the target groups in Latvia. The challenges identified are related to the difficulties faced by entrepreneurs in finding potential employees from the target groups, the social, psychological and health conditions of the target groups, their level of education and motivation to work. The lack of specific support tools also poses a challenge. As a result, recommendations are given for improving this situation. The research used statistical analysis, however, for an in-depth analysis of the information, interviews were carried out with work integration social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship experts.

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Challenges to the Development of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Latvia

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“…Researches on WISEs have been done in various countries: Ireland (O'Shaughnessy & O'Hara, 2016), Greece (Adam, 2014), Croatia and Slovenia (Majetic et al, 2019), Denmark (Hulgard & Bisballe, 2008) etc. In Latvia, there are few researches on WISEs available (Anca & Sloka, 2020;Casno & Sloka, 2021); however, it is important to examine their role in promoting employment for a specific target group by analysing the complex of their activities. Namely, the experience of and assessments by WISE representatives are important, as they come into contact with the specific target group daily and can better understand the real situation, as well as suggest the necessary kinds of support.…”

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Research for Rural Development 2022 : annual 28th International scientific conference proceedings

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2022

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The aim of this work was to study the behavior, productivity and conditions of second lactation Bos taurus during the period of adaptation to new keeping and milking conditions. Thirty-four cows of the local black-and-white breed of the second lactation (24-47 days after calving) were transferred from a brick barn for 100 heads with tie-stall keeping in a newly low cost housing facility for 400 heads with free-stall keeping. Milking equipment also changed: before the changing conditions of keeping, cows were milked in the milk duct at UDM-100, and after changing the conditions in the milking parlor at Carousel, 32 cows were milked at the same time. We divided the first 30 days in the new conditions of keeping and milking into VI periods. The duration of the main behavioral reactions: lying down, drinking, and eating food in the first days after changing the conditions of keeping and milking decreased significantly -by 181; 13 and 89 min, respectively. Behavioral responses at the end of the adaptation period (30 days) was lower than on the last day before changing housing and milking conditions. During the first 5 days after the change of housing and milking conditions, the average productivity of cows decreased by 1.39 kg (or 6.01%), content of milk fat, protein and lactose by 0.03; 0.02 and 0.04%, respectively compared to the last day before the transfer of animals. As for the fat content, the level of the indicator of the last day before the cows transfer was reached in the IV period; protein and lactose in the ІІІ period (11-15 days).

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Examination of the experience of work integration social enterprises in Latvia

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2022

Research for Rural Development

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In Latvia, the employment of persons with disability is two times lower than the European Union average, which indicates a marked social and income inequality in the country, as well as the dependence of such persons on national and local government support. One of the solutions for increasing the employment of people with disability is social entrepreneurship. In Latvia, 28% of a total of 189 social enterprises are work integration social enterprises, which mostly employ persons with disability. The research aims to examine the experience of work integration social enterprises in Latvia. To achieve the aim, the research performed a case study of three work integration social enterprises. It was found that the main goal of all the enterprises was to integrate people with disability into the labour market through their training and skills development. The main challenges of employing the target group were their insufficient level of education and poor professional skills, as well as the need to adapt the working environment and equipment. Depending on the degree and kind of disability, the workloads for such persons are also adapted. National, local government and other available support instruments for social enterprises are used to expand their operation, the most important of which are the grants administered by the Ministry of Welfare and the finance institution Altum, as well as a tax credit – a lower employer mandatory state social insurance contribution rate if employing people with disability

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Social Entrepreneurship and Employment Challenges of Persons With Mental Disabilities

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Challenges to the Development of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Latvia

Challenges to the Development of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Latvia

Research for Rural Development 2022 : annual 28th International scientific conference proceedings

Examination of the experience of work integration social enterprises in Latvia

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