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7.10.0 Employment
7.10.1 Does your country’s government consider that Deaf people have a right to be employed and earn a standard
salary?
7.10.2 Does your country’s government have any anti-discrimination laws in the area of employment, especially for
Deaf people or People with Disabilities?
7.10.2.1 If yes, please write clearly the name of any legislation or policy that relates to anti-discrimination in
employment.
Country
Does your
country’s
government
consider that
Deaf people
have a right to
be employed
and earn a
standard
salary?
Does your
country’s
government have
any antidiscrimination
laws in the area of
employment,
especially for Deaf
people or People
with Disabilities?
If yes, please write clearly the name of any legislation or
policy that relates to anti-discrimination in employment.
Costa Rica Yes Yes Law 7600 – Employment Section
• Resolution No. 9.3.2. 22/04 of the Ministry of Labour and
Social Security (MTSS) Employment Programme for People
with Disabilities (PROEMDIS)
Cuba Yes Yes
•
•
Oct / 07 Resolution No. 4 / 96 of MTSS, Agreement.
4048 of the executive committee of the council of
ministers in 2001,
• Agreement. 5790 of the executive committee of the
council of ministers 17/oct/2006.
Dominican Republic Yes Yes
El Salvador Yes No
Guatemala Yes Yes No information supplied
Guyana Yes No
Haiti Yes No
Policy of Labour Integration, which has the fundamental
purpose of inclusion of people with disabilities in the general
workforce
Honduras Yes Yes
Law No 160 (2005) - Equality and Full Development of People
with Disabilities
Mexico Yes Yes No information supplied
Nicaragua Yes No
Panama Yes Yes No information supplied
Suriname No No
Total 11 Yes (92%) 7 Yes (58%)
Based on 12 respondents
7.10.3 Does your Association/Group have any official or approximate figures on the number of Deaf people who are in
paid employment in your country?
7.10.3.1 If yes, how many Deaf people are in employment?
Does your
Association/Group
have any official or
approximate figures
Country
on the number of
Deaf people who are
in paid employment
in your country?
Costa Rica No
Total Number of Deaf
people employed
Number of Deaf Women
employed
Number of Deaf Men
employed
Cuba Yes 7,528 2,655 4,863
Dominican Republic No
El Salvador No
Guatemala No
Guyana No
The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page No 76
and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations’ of Disabled Persons
International Aid Association (Shia).