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| Original name: | Lag (1994:749) om Handikappombudsmannen |
| Name: | Disabled Persons' Ombudsman Act. |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Subject(s): | Disabled workers |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1994-06-09 |
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| Published on: | Svensk författningssamling, 1994-06-20, No. 749, pp. 1-2 |
| ISN: | SWE-1994-L-37639 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=37639&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Svensk författningssamling, 1994-06-20, No. 749, pp. 1-2 Act on-line in Swedish  Svensk författningssamling, Sveriegs Riksdag, Sweden PDF (consulted on 2010-05-17) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Provides for an ombudsman to protect the rights of disabled persons. The ombudsman shall through discussions with authorities, enterprises and organizations prevent discrimination and unfair treatment of disabled persons. Authorities, enterprises and organizations are obliged to provide such information as the ombudsman may need. Establishes a Board to assist the ombudsman; the ombudsman is the chairman of the Board. |
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