Employment of Croatian defenders from the Homeland War

Hrvatski branitelji su se nakon povratka iz Domovinskog rata morali ponovno boriti, ali ovaj put s procesom reintegracije u društvo kojeg je dodatno otežavao problem nezaposlenosti unutar ove populacije. U ovom radu je analiziran položaj hrvatskih branitelja na tržištu rada te je zaključeno kako je danas ova populacija ondje puno aktivnija nego što to hrvatska javnost misli. S druge strane, uvijek je postojao određeni postotak nezaposlenih branitelja te je svaka vlada imala određeni doprinos u smanjivanju tog broja. Kako bismo dobili sustavan uvid u prava, programe i mjere usmjerene na rješavanje ovog problema od razdoblja Domovinskog rata pa sve do danas, u radu je napravljena periodizacija s obzirom na različite vlade i njihove poteze. Politike su se uglavnom temeljile na sufinanciranju poslodavaca koji zaposle branitelje, ali i branitelja koji su željeli unaprijediti svoje kvalifikacije novim obrazovanjem i tako ići u korak s tržištem te onih koji su se odlučili za samozapošljavanje i poduzetništvo, a unutar čega se razvilo zadrugarstvo na koje se i danas gleda kao sredstvo zapošljavanja s velikim potencijalom.After their return from the Homeland War, Croatian defenders had to fight again, but this time with the process of reintegration into society, which was further aggravated by the problem of unemployment within this population. This paper analyzes the position of Croatian veterans on the labor market and concludes that this population is much more active there today than the Croatian public thinks. On the other hand, there has always been a certain percentage of unemployed defenders, and each government has made some contribution in reducing this number. In order to gain a systematic insight into the rights, programs and measures aimed at solving this problem from the period of the Homeland War to the present day, a periodization has been made in the paper with regard to different governments and their moves. The policies were mainly based on the co-financing of employers who hire defenders, but also of defenders who wanted to upgrade their qualifications with a new education and thus keep up with the market, and those who opted for self-employment and entrepreneurship within which cooperatives developed which are still regarded today as a means of employment with great potential