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Compensating Work-Related Disability: Theory, Politics And History Of The Commodification-Decommodification Dialectic, Eric Tucker
Compensating Work-Related Disability: Theory, Politics And History Of The Commodification-Decommodification Dialectic, Eric Tucker
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In 2015, the last year for which we have complete Canadian data, workers' compensation boards recognized that 852 Canadian workers died from work-related injuries and diseases and 232,629 workers experienced disabling injuries requiring them to take time off work. About 13 percent of those injured will have permanent disabilities of varying severity. These figures significantly underestimate the true burden of work-related disability for at least three reasons. First, the percentage of the paid Canadian workforce covered by workers' compensation has been shrinking. In 2008, it was estimated to stand at about 80 percent, although coverage bounced back to about 85 …
Article 6 – Women With Disabilities, Roxanne Mykitiuk, Ena Chadha
Article 6 – Women With Disabilities, Roxanne Mykitiuk, Ena Chadha
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (‘CRPD’ or ‘Convention’) is a milestone achievement for women and girls with disabilities, with its inclusion of a gender-sensitive approach and Article 6, which speaks directly to gender-disability discrimination. Prior to the CRPD, most international human rights instruments failed to address both disability and gender in their provisions. Many instruments were attuned to either gender to the exclusion of disability, or disability to the exclusion of gender. The recognition of the unique experiences of gender and disability-based discrimination animates the spirit behind several of the CPRD’s provisions and, specifically, the content …