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[Document] The Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill

La ministre de la Sécurité Sociale va présente,r en première lecture le 5 décembre 2023 son projet de loi The Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill.

The object of this Bill is to provide for the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities.

The Bill will give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights ofPersons with Disabilities and other international instruments to which Mauritius isa party, with a view to eliminating discrimination against persons with disabilities.

In addition, the Bill provides for the establishment of the National Disability Authority which will take over the functions and powers of the Loïs Lagesse Trust Fund, the National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons and the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Board. Accordingly, the Loïs Lagesse Trust Fund Act, the National Council for the Rehabilitation of DisabledPersons Act and the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act will be repealed.

Furthermore, with a view to encouraging employment of persons withdisabilities, the Bill further provides for fiscal incentives to be given to employerswho employ persons with disabilities.

 

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