▁disc rimin ated ▁against ▁in ▁the ▁job ▁market . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁commun ist ▁period , ▁Roma ▁of ▁G ji rok ast ra , ▁Kor ça , ▁Tir ana ▁and ▁Ber ati ▁worked ▁in ▁hand craft ▁enter pr ises . ▁However , ▁eventually ▁demand ▁for ▁their ▁products ▁decl ined , ▁and ▁the ▁enter pr ises ▁were ▁mostly ▁shut ▁down ▁as ▁Alban ia ▁transition ed ▁away ▁from ▁commun ism . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁Roma ▁organization ▁that ▁about ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁Roma ▁are ▁un emp loy ed , ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁Roma ▁have ▁bad ▁living ▁conditions , ▁ 2 0 % ▁don ' t ▁have ▁the ▁resources ▁necessary ▁to ▁buy ▁medicine , ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁Roma ▁families ▁ask ▁their ▁k ids ▁to ▁work ▁rather ▁than ▁complete ▁education ▁to ▁ful fill ▁primary ▁famil ial ▁needs , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁Roma ▁has ▁fallen ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁commun ism , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁ 4 7 . 6 %, ▁with ▁more ▁women ▁ill iter ate ▁than ▁men , ▁with ▁all ▁these ▁problems ▁being ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁" b ust le ▁for ▁rac ism ". ▁ ▁Language ▁ ▁Roman i ▁people ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁speak ▁the ▁B alk an ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁Roman i ▁language ▁and ▁V lax ▁Roman i . ▁ ▁Although ▁B alk an ▁Roman i ▁is ▁end anger ed ▁overall , ▁it ▁is ▁relatively ▁health y ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁Of ▁Roma ▁‘ ’ G