Fighting for sheltered workshops or for inclusive workplaces? Trade unions pursuing disability rights in Belgium
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چکیده
The field of disability studies has largely overlooked the role trade unions in promotion rights workers with disabilities. To address this oversight, article explores how union activists pursue and cause is situated their struggle for workers’ Belgium, a country which both strong welfare system gives predominant to social partners industrial relations. It argues that there division work inside between representatives at branch level who lobby increase job opportunities sheltered workshops diversity officers interbranch attempt strengthen equality ordinary labour market. Although these two groups do not same way, they share common reluctance mobilise antidiscrimination law because ideals contradict routinised practices employers organisations.Points interestIn most countries, people disabilities experience higher unemployment rates than those without disability. When work, are more likely be found lower-skilled part-time positions, as face discrimination.In very active supporting but attitude towards still poorly documented.Based on interviews activists, study shows focus mainly development an adapted sector, by increasing number places workshops.Diversity working aim combat discrimination employment reluctant criticise employer comply fear harm further negotiation employers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Disability & Society
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0267-4645']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2021.1921702