Today, on the World Day for Cultural Diversity, Dialogue and Development, the Ombudsman hosted a group of young people, including citizens from the Roma and Egyptian minorities, in a conversation facilitated by the Committee of National Minorities and the Vocational Training Center.

During this meeting, the Ombudsman, Mr. Endrit Shabani, encouraged young people to bring any complaints or problems they may have to our institution.

Special attention was paid to the concerns raised by the participants themselves, who oppose the current legal barriers and conditions that do not allow young people without basic education to prepare professionally by taking up a trade.

Mr. Shabani made every effort to address this issue as a priority, highlighting the double discrimination that many young Roma and Egyptians face: once by not being guaranteed the right to education, and then by not being allowed a second chance through barriers such as legal criteria for professional qualifications.

The Ombudsman Institution will analyze the legal framework, convinced that integration into the labor market through vocational education is vital to guaranteeing every young person the opportunity to progress in the knowledge economy and lifelong learning.