Ethiopia

Relevant legislation

Relevant Legislation: The Federal Civil Servant Proclamation No. 515/2007 provides for preferential treatment to persons with disabilities in the areas of recruitment, promotion, and deployment, etc. In addition, it includes a clause preventing discrimination on the basis of ethnic origin, sex, religion, political outlook, disability, HIV/AIDS or any other ground with respect to filling vacancies in the civil service. This provision is applicable to government offices only.

Ethiopian Building Proclamation No. 624/2009, article 36 (1 and 2) states facilities such as buildings and toilets must be accessible for persons with disabilities.

C111 – Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)

The 107th ILC session (2018) supervisory board comment of the ILO C111 – Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) – Ethiopia (Ratification: 1966) in Article 1(1)(b). Additional grounds of discrimination. Disability: notes the adoption of the National Plan of Action of Persons with Disabilities (2012–21) which includes among its objectives the “provision of the best education and vocational training” and the creation of work and employment opportunities.

Quota Legislation; Proclamation of the Rights to Employment for Persons with Disabilities No. 568/2008 on employment rights of persons with disabilities is exclusively for people who acquire a disability, makes null and void any law, practice, custom, attitude and other discriminatory situations that limit equal opportunities for persons with disabilities.