Employment and development problems of people with disabilities in Georgia
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2021
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Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Press
Abstract
The paper discusses employment and development problems of
people with disabilities in Georgia, for which the level of realization of
their labor rights is studied based on documentary research: the national
normative base and legislative changes implemented in recent years are
analyzed; State programs, strategies and statistical data on employment
and development of people with disabilities are discussed; The employment
problems and main trends of people with disabilities are described.
Statistical data of international institutions, the National Statistics
Office of Georgia, Civil Service Bureau and other local institutions are used
in the research.
The study summarized the legal issues hindering the employment
and development of people with disabilities, taking into account the
effectiveness of the enforcement mechanism, identified public barriers and
employer attitudes on a number of issues, on which the author's conclusions
and relevant recommendations were formulated.
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Keywords
People with disabilities; Employment; Development
Citation
Economics and Business, â„–4, 2021, pp. 195-211