Disability, Right to Work and Human Rights

Abstract

The protection of people with disabilities has gone through different facets, from the null recognition of their rights as human beings to full recognition. This legal recognition is not always fulfilled in practice. The protection of the labor rights of people with disabilities was encouraged with the development of human rights and they play a fundamental role because they are the source of their economic and social independence. The focus of this article was social legal, its exploratory purpose, the sources used were primary and secondary documentaries. Three specific objectives were outlined, the first one aimed at identifying the legal labor regulations that exist in Paraguay that protect people with disabilities; as well as indicating the concordance of labor laws with the principles of human rights recognized in international documents; and determine the degree of practical compliance with the provisions of the Paraguayan Labor Code on access to the right to work; as conclusions, it was reached that in Paraguay there are laws that protect the employment relationship of people with disabilities; that current labor laws on disability are in accordance with the principles and human rights set forth in international documents; However, there is a gap between what is protected in the law and the practice regarding the labor inclusion of people with disabilities.