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sign language interpreters provide voluntary services for all assignments and three other countries (Belarus, Russian Federation
and Uzbekistan) stated that their interpreters do voluntary services sometimes.
The question seeking whether each country has a National Association of Sign Language Interpreters brought to light that only
three countries (Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) have a national organisation for Sign Language Interpreters. However, six of
the eight countries (Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine) have their own national Code of
Ethics for Sign Language Interpreters.
The last question for this section sought information about legislation or policies which state the government has a
responsibility for the provision of sign language interpreting services. Only two countries (Kazakhstan and Russian Federation)
reported in the affirmative and provided the title of their legislation, which can be found on page 66.
4.9 Employment
This survey was seeking to gather information on the setting of the employment for Deaf people in the region of WFD EEMARS.
The first question was to confirm whether the government considers Deaf people to have a right to be employed and earn a
standard salary. One country (Armenia) stated ‘No’; the seven other countries stated ‘Yes’. Next question was whether any of
the country governments have any anti-discrimination laws in the area of employment, especially for Deaf people or People
with Disabilities. Again Armenia does not have any laws against discrimination of Deaf people or People with Disabilities. Other
seven countries had provided their list of the legislation or policies relating to anti-discrimination in employment that can be
found on page 67.
The issue on the status of any official or appropriate figures on the number of Deaf people who are in paid employment in each
country, only six countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) provided this information.
Country
Total Number of Deaf People employed
Republic of Armenia 350
Republic of Belarus 4,881
Republic of Kazakhstan 4,933
Republic of Moldova 1,427
Ukraine 3,381
Republic of Uzbekistan 9,627
Total 24,599
Another question was asked to provide information on the number of Deaf people who are unemployed, and three countries
(Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine) responded.
Country Total Number of Deaf People unemployed
Republic of Armenia 3,150
Republic of Moldova 1,152
Ukraine 587
Total 4,889
Each association was asked to tick the most common areas of work for Deaf people in their country with the results being:
Most Common areas of work for Deaf people in WFD EEMARS
Country/Average Percentage
Based on eight respondents
Building 7 Countries (88%)
Tailoring 7 Countries (88%)
Hairdresser 6 Countries (75%)
Painter 6 Countries (75%)
Printer 6 Countries (75%)
Bakery 5 Countries (63%)
Car Mechanic 5 Countries (63%)
Carpentry 5 Countries (63%)
Catering 5 Countries (63%)
Cleaning 5 Countries (63%)
Farm Work 5 Countries (63%)
Shoe Repairing 5 Countries (63%)
Theatre/Arts 5 Countries (63%)
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and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations of Disabled Persons
International Aid Association (Shia).