Not sure Rabbit is aware of it at this point – raking leaves, cutting the grass, and similar jobs are so-called verejnoprospešné práce in Slovakia, or publicly beneficial works, roughly translateable as community service.
These are often a part of sentencing for small misdemeanors, or are issued to long-term unemployed as a way to get higher unemployment benefits. Both of these facts probably factor in the situation that gypsies are usually doing these jobs.
Not sure Rabbit is aware of it at this point – raking leaves, cutting the grass, and similar jobs are so-called verejnoprospešné práce in Slovakia, or publicly beneficial works, roughly translateable as community service.
These are often a part of sentencing for small misdemeanors, or are issued to long-term unemployed as a way to get higher unemployment benefits. Both of these facts probably factor in the situation that gypsies are usually doing these jobs.
Yes, thank you for terminology — Rabbit is not aware of it, but is about to find out. — M