CAIRO – 19 January 2022: Egypt has set controls and procedures in the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities relating to their right to work, seeking to integrate them into the society. The law obligates the state to guarantee the right of the differently-abled people to have equal opportunities for work that are commensurate with their academic qualifications and professional preparation. The Ministry of Manpower and its administrative departments are obligated to create a register for differently-abled persons who wish to work, and to assist them in accessing job opportunities appropriate to their qualifications and experiences in accordance with the priority established by law. Governmental and non-governmental agencies and every employer who employs twenty or more workers, whether they work in one place or separate places, and whatever the nature of their work, is obligated to appoint a percentage (5 percent) of the number of workers, at least, from differently-abled persons who will be nominated by the Ministry of Manpower based on the record. In all cases, anyone who employs a person with a disability must notify the competent authority of that by a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt, within the first month from the date of the appointment.

Source: Egypt Today January 19, 2022 14:49 UTC