Law 09/1991 – Law on the Protection of the Rights of Children – According
to Article 6 under Chapter I (Duties of the Government) treatment and care
for children with mental or physical disabilities shall be facilitated to the extent
possible at the time. Efforts shall be made to enable such children to participate
in the activities of the community by providing the special care and assistance
required by them.
Article 17 of Chapter II (Duties of Parents) states that parents shall, as appropriate to the means available to them, provide medical care to children who have
mental or physical disabilities at birth or thereafter, and shall make efforts to
provide functional treatment to and rehabilitate such children.
Law 04/2000 – Family Law - Article 57 on providing care for parents states that
every person shall in order that he may act in the manner commensurate with
the position ordained by the religion of Islam with respect to parents, and to the
extent it is financially possible for him, provide his parents with adequate food,
shelter and clothing, attend to their medical needs, meet their other basic needs,
and extend other conveniences and amenities they require in life.
Law 02/2008 - Employment Law - Article 4 (a) prohibits discrimination
determination of remuneration, increase in remuneration, provision of training,
determination of conditions and manner of employment, dismissal from employment or resolution of other employment related matters, based on a disability.
According to Article 4 (b) the implementation of any principles, activities or programmes with the objective of assisting those persons disadvantaged against for
any of the reasons specified in sub-section (a) or socially disadvantaged persons
shall not be deemed as discrimination amongst employees carrying out equal
work.
According to Article 21(b) a disability or temporary failure to report to work for
a period of time due to illness or injury shall not be deemed reasonable cause
that the employee is failing to maintain work ethics or in dismissing him from
employment.
ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
amongst persons carrying out equal work either in the granting of employment,
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