Abstract:
The article examines and clarify the legal obligations of labour market (as
part of mainstream society) to effectively promote and protect the right to
employment for persons with disabilities in South Africa. In this regard the
article contextualises the understanding of disability within an
international and national context by outlining the legal obligations of
employers under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD), the South African national legal framework and policy directives
pertaining to the right to employment of persons with disabilities. The
article submits that the success of realising the right to employment and
work of persons with disabilities will only be measured through the
implementation of international obligations, the national legal framework
and policy directives. In order to measure the progress in realising the right
to work of persons with disabilities, the importance of collecting and
maintaining disability data as statistical evidence is highlighted.
