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Right to Employment of Persons With Disability (Proclamation No. 568/2008).

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Equity Gender Human rights Offences/penalties Social protection
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

The Proclamation has the purpose to discipline the relationship between a qualified worker or job-seeker with disability and an employer. Section 4 protects the right of Persons with disability to employment. Unless the nature of the work dictates otherwise, a person with disability having the necessary qualification and scored more to that of other candidates shall have the right with out any discrimination: a) to occupy a vacant post in any office or undertaking through recruitment, promotion, placement or transfer procedures; or b) to participate in a training programme to be conducted either locally or abroad. No selection criteria shall refer to disabilities of a candidate unless the nature of the work dictates otherwise. Section 5 contains a prohibition of discrimination stating that any law, practice, custom, attitude or other discriminatory situations that impair the equal opportunities of employment of a disabled person are illegal. Moreover the Proclamation provides for employer and employee's specific responsibilities.

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