Equality of people with disabilities: pocket statistics 26% of people with disabilities experience discrimination at work

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26% of people with disabilities experience discrimination at work

03.12.2020 - In 2018, 69% of persons with disabilities participated in the labour market. However, their quality of life at work was worse than that of people without disabilities. They were subject to a higher degree of discrimination or violence in the workplace (26%). Roughly 4% of persons with disabilities also indicated that in the previous twelve months they had suffered discrimination at work because of their disability. On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is publishing a new pocket statistics on Equality for persons with disabilities.

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Observation period
2017-2019
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2020-0111-e
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Press release
Published on:
03.12.2020
Topic:
Health | Economic and social situation of the population

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