Experience has shown that discrimination in employment is another reason for the negative employment situation of Gypsies. Earnings and wages used to comprise half of the income of Gypsy families, but now social transfers payments are the primary source of income. The result is that Gypsy families are dependent on grants and social security payments. Health F actors detrimental to health occur cumulatively among the Gypsy community. The proportion of disabled people and persons unfit for work is higher among the Gypsies.
Infant mortality is also higher and many babies are born prematurely having low weight.
Gypsy children often develop slowly as a result of their poor surroundings. The life expectancy of Gypsies is ten years less than that of non-Gypsies. The victims of most of these conflicts are members of the Gypsy community. Such conflicts cannot be managed effectively through present legislation. Undoubtedly, the effectiveness of legal measures of conflict management is limited.