International Policy Fellowship 2003

Tatjana Evas

Project: “Influence of Ethniciy on the labour market opportunities in Estonia”

1.	Initial Time Table (ammendments in italic)
2.	March-April	2.1. First IPF Seminar in Budapest 2.2. Studying the Process of Language Policy Formatin in Estonia 2.2.1. Library Work 2.2.2. Interviews witht Parliamentary Members, NGO representatives 2.3. Studying the basic principles of the labour market economics
3.	May	3.1. Analysis of normative acts affecting the labor market in Estonia. 3.1.1 Library Work 3.2. Evaluation of the European Union policy related to the position of the disadvantageous groups on the labour makret. (European Employment Strategy, European Social Agenda)
4.	June	4.1. Preparing Questioner for employers. 4.2. Preparing Questioner for employees. 4.3. Conference on the Social Policy in the Enlarged Europe 4.4. European Employment Strategy
5.	July	5.1. Legal Provisions and Judicial remedies protecting from discrimination on the labour makret. 5.2. Evaluation of cases 5.3. Natioanl Employment Action Plan (national document regulating the active employment policies)
6.	August-October	6.1 Practical administration of Language Exam 6.2 Language Inspectorate Board 6.3 Labour Market Department
7.	September	7.1. Sending out Questioners 7.2. First draft of the research paper
8.	October	8.1. Review of the 1st Draft by involved stakeholders 8.2. collecting and analyzing the results of the questioner 8.3. preparation of the working meeting to discuss the 1st Draft of the Research paper 8.4. 1-2 visits to local municipalities
9.	November	9.1. Interviews with employers 9.2. 1-2 visits to local municipalities 9.3. Second draft of the Research Paper 9.4. Working meeting
10	December	10.1. Study visits to Finland 10.2. Continious meetings with officials/local governments/NGOs
11	January	11.1 Working on the final Research paper and Policy paper
12	February-March	12.1. Translation of the Policy Paper 12.2. Publication 12.3. Distribution