Results from the research on Bologna Roma and Sinti’s financial management.
Roma people in Italy live in a situation of extreme poverty, thus the risk of depending on welfare is higher than for people who have more stable work conditions. The possibility to have a job is crucial for most of the families, particularly in this time of economic crisis. Some of the Roma migrants we have met during the research lost their jobs in recent years, while the Italian Sinti often work in family-ran businesses in the informal market. Their working conditions are very precarious and this situation affects the strategies employed in the financial management. Since most of the interviewees earn money day by day, it is very difficult for them to plan their expenditure, to save money and to make investments. Thus, the training course we will design will have to answer this difficult question: can one save money without having a job?
