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JOR-1993-L-34967
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Protection of the Disabled Law (Law No.12 of 1993)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jordan
Subjects (Classification)
Disabled workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1993-03-29
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
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.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1993-04-17
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English translation
Author
Disability Rights Education and Defence Fund
URL
http://www.dredf.org/international/jordan.html
File
JOR34967.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiyza
Date
1993-04-17
Number
No. 3891
Page range
p. 726-729