Right to Work in Article 27 of the UNCRPD and “Sweatshops for Severly Handicapped Persons”
Right to Work in Article 27 of the UNCRPD and “Sweatshops for Severly Handicapped Persons”
Author(s): Eberhard EichenhoferSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: United Nations; Human Rights; Persons with Disabilities; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; persecution of Jewish people in Germany during the NS period; natural law; Weimar Constitution
Summary/Abstract: In Germany since generations sweatshops for persons with severe handicaps do exist. As to § 56 of the Social Code IX these institutions have to develop, improve, unfold or restore the capabilities of persons with severe handicaps. They are addressed to persons, who are—depending on the manner and severity of their handicap—cannot be employed on the general labour market. They should contribute in sweatshops to a minimum standard of economic production and their transition into the general labour market should be supported.
Journal: Studia z Zakresu Prawa Pracy i Polityki Społecznej
- Issue Year: 28/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 13-26
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
