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| Name: | Protection of the Disabled Law (Law No.12 of 1993) |
| Country: | Jordan |
| Subject(s): | Disabled workers |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1993-03-29 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiyza, 1993-04-17, No. 3891, p. 726-729 |
| ISN: | JOR-1993-L-34967 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=34967&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiyza, 1993-04-17, No. 3891, p. 726-729 Unofficial English translation  Disability Rights Education and Defence Fund PDF (consulted on 2010-11-15) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Provides for the adoption of a wide range of measures to assist the disabled and uphold their rights to education, training, medical care and employment. Enterprises employing between 25 and 50 workers must employ at least one disabled person; those employing more than 50 workers must include at least two per cent disabled staff in their workforce. Provision is made for the establishment of the National Council for Protection of the Disabled, an inter-ministerial authority responsible for general policy-making in the fields of protection, rehabilitation and education; drafting regulations under the Act; preparing rehabilitation programmes and special educational curricula; etc. |