НЕУСПЕХ ПОЛИТИКЕ ЗАПОШЉАВАЊА РАТНИХ ИНВАЛИДА У КРАЉЕВИНИ ЈУГОСЛАВИЈИ 1918-1941 - ПРИМЕР НЕЛЕГАЛНЕ ДРУШТВЕНЕ РЕПРЕСИЈЕ
FAILURE OF THE POLICY TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR WAR INVALIDS IN THE KINGDOM OF THE SERBS, CROATS, AND SLOVENES (YUGOSLAVIA) 1918 - 1941 - AN INSTANCE OF UNLAWFUL SOCIAL REPRESSION

Summary/Abstract: The problem of ensuring employment for war invalids came as one of the social consequences of World War I. The Yugoslav state had over 50.000 invalids who formally enjoyed certain forms of social benefits, including priority in employment. The actual state of affairs was quite different, however, and many companies and institutions regularly ignored the rights of invalids in this respect. The roots of this attitude lay in the social prejudices towards invalids prevalent in the rural and more traditional areas, and largely reflected in the views of the urban population. The theoretically undefined but omnipresent aversion to employing invalids was an unlawful but generally accepted form of repression exercised against this social group. The unwillingness of most employers to comply with the state’s social plans left invalids with very few job offers, resulting in a rapid deterioration of living standards for them and their families.

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