Roma poverty is rooted in their unfavorable starting point at the outset of the outset of the transition from planned to market economies. Low education levels and over-representation among low-skilled jobs led to disadvantages on the labor market, which are compounded by discrimination and low expectation of employers.

Roma have thus had more difficulty re -entering the job market than others groups and became caught in a vicious cycle of impoverishment. Additional barriers include a lack of success to credit and clear property ownership. These factors, combined with an over -dependence on welfare, create a poverty trap that concludes many Roma from improving their living condition or starting their own business .Persistent disadvantages in education ,including low school attendance segregated schools and clases and over representation in "special schools" intended for physically and mentally disabled children ,make it highly probable that without policy interventions the next generation of Roma will remain in poverty. Moreover , very few Roma are active in local or national politics, which mutes their polical voice.

Roma are particularly hurt by increasable barriers to access to social services, they are at a high risk of poverty and are often geographically isolated.

Roma frequently are living in settlements where property ownership is unclear , or , remote areas, they may lack the documentation necessary for enrolling in school and claiming social assistance or health benefits.

Social and cultural facto also affect access and interaction with service providers. The overall absence of Roma personnel involved in policy design and delivery of public services means that few individuals can bridge between cultures.(Breaking the Poverty Cycle-D. Ringold, M.A. Orenstein, E. Wilkens)

We the Democratic Union of Roma Alba—Alba Iulia—Romania with this letter we show our support to the Poor People Economic Human Right Campaign.

We protest against human rights violations.

We stand in UNITY with the movement of the poor of United States and worldwide on this day.

We call for an end to poverty in United States and worldwide.

Vice-president
IOAN GRUIA BUMBU
DEMOCRATIC UNION OF ROMA ALBA