Janov - They are lazy and they abuse the social benefit system. This is a common stereotype about Roma prevailing among numerous Czechs. Pavel Kubas, 38-old entrepreneur from Brno, has set himself an uneasy task - he wants to change this generalized perception of Czech Roma, giving the long-term unemployed a chance to work and prove themselves. Kubas's firm Bauherr comp employs some 35 previously unemployed people in north Bohemia.



![The Janov Roma spend the day clearing brushwood and scrap timber in the nearby woods for CZK 42 (EUR 1.6) per hour [editor's note: Czech minimum rate is CZK 48.1].](http://cdn.xsd.cz/resize/885de577bbf3336b8334a81f1867e50e_resize=190,107_.jpg?hash=19d1faa5040fc769ce5a634b69635f47)











