Policies based on mandatory employment quotas for disabled workers: the case of Italy

Modern Italy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-315
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Agovino ◽  
Katia Marchesano ◽  
Antonio Garofalo
Keyword(s):  
Policy Framework ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physical Ability ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
Labour Costs ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Right ◽  
Disabled Workers ◽  
Positive Effect

This article examines the Italian policy framework on the employment of disabled people. It discusses the strengths and limitations of Law 68 of 12 March 1999 (Regulation on the right to work of disabled people). Despite it having been enacted 16 years after being passed, Law 68/99 still faces problems in its implementation. The data analysis shows the propensity of firms to flout their obligations with regard to the recruitment of disabled people, preferring instead the risk of being sanctioned. In order for Law 68/99 to have a positive effect on the employment of disabled people, higher incentives (including subsidies for labour costs) must be introduced for employers, especially to enable the adaptation and adjustment of the workplace. With these inducements, firms would be encouraged to recruit disabled people and avoid penalties. In addition, disability management policies (still rarely implemented in the Italian workplace) and comprehensive training programmes can play a crucial role in overcoming discriminatory constraints regarding skills and physical ability, so as to increase the employability of disabled people in the labour market.

Work: A Needed Priority

2021 ◽  
pp. 127-142
Author(s):  
Gauthier de Beco
Keyword(s):  
Supported Employment ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Gainful Employment ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Right

This chapter analyses the right to work. It examines how the CRPD has come to provide for the participation of disabled people in the ‘open labour market’ and examines the various barriers that limit such participation. It also considers alternative forms of employment, including sheltered and supported employment, as well as how they relate to the new emphasis brought on the right to work by the CRPD. It subsequently focuses on the extent to which the Convention calls into question those working arrangements that ignore the complexity of human diversity. It further appraises the provision of equal employment opportunities for disabled people warning against certain limits in the consideration of employment as nothing but gainful employment in international human rights law.

Art.27 Work and Employment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bantekas Ilias ◽  
Pennilas Facundo ◽  
Trömel Stefan
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Right ◽  
Disabled Workers ◽  
Conditions Of Work ◽  
Work And Employment

This chapter examines Article 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which is devoted to the right to work and employment. The right to work and employment in the disability context requires that disabled persons are not discriminated on the basis of their disability and that the workplace and conditions of work are such that allow disabled workers to offer their full potential. Accessibility and non-discrimination are therefore key elements in the implementation of Article 27.

scholarly journals RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE SPHERE OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE NOVOSIBIRSK REGION

2021 ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Abakumova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
Novosibirsk Region ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Labour Potential ◽  
The Right

The low level of employment of disabled people in the Novosibirsk region shows that in the region there is a need to develop additional legal instruments that ensure the implementation of the right to work of this category of citizens. The measures proposed in this study to increase the employment of persons with disabilities are based on the practical experience of other subjects of the Russian Federation and countries, and also take into account the peculiarities of the labour potential of persons with disabilities.

Tourism as a Tool for the Fulfilment of the Rights to Rest and Leisure Enshrined in Article No. 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 180-188
Author(s):  
Bianca Nicla Romano
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Title V ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Real Right ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
Italian Constitution

Art. 24 of the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights recognises and protects the right of the individual to rest and leisure. This right has to be fully exercised without negative consequences on the right to work and the remuneration. Tourism can be considered one of the best ways of rest and leisure because it allows to enrich the personality of the individual. Even after the reform of the Title V this area is no longer covered by the Italian Constitution, the Italian legal system protects and guarantees it as a real right, so as to get to recognize its existence and the consequent compensation of the so-called “ruined holiday damage”. This kind of damage has not a patrimonial nature, but a moral one, and the Tourist-Traveler can claim for it when he has not been able to fully enjoy his holiday - the essential fulcrum of tourism - intended as an opportunity for leisure and/or rest, essential rights of the individual.

Influence of Images in Online Reviews for Search Goods on Helpfulness

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-73
Author(s):  
Lars Osterbrink ◽  
Paul Alpar ◽  
Alexander Seher
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Potential Interaction ◽  
Matched Pair ◽  
Social Commerce ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Matched Pair Analysis ◽  
The Right ◽  
Pair Analysis ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractReviewing and rating are important features of many social media websites, but they are found on many e-commerce sites too. The combination of social interaction and e-commerce is sometimes referred to as social commerce to indicate that people are supporting each other in the process of buying goods and services. Rgeviews of other consumers have a significant effect on consumer choice because they are usually considered authentic and more trustworthy than information presented by a vendor. The collaborative effort of consumers helps to make the right purchase decision (or prevent from a wrong one). The effect of reviews has often been researched in terms of helpfulness as indicated by their readers. Images are an important factor of helpfulness in reviews of experience goods where personal tastes and use play an important role. We extend this research to search goods where objective characteristics seem to prevail. In addition, we analyze potential interaction with other variables. The empirical study is performed with regression analyses on 3,483 search good reviews from Amazon.com followed by a matched pair analysis of 186 review pairs. We find that images have a significant positive effect on helpfulness of reviews of search goods too. This is especially true in case of short and ambiguous reviews.

scholarly journals Collagen Hydrolysate Prepared from Chicken By-Product as a Functional Polymer in Cosmetic Formulation

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 2021
Author(s):  
Aneta Prokopová ◽  
Jana Pavlačková ◽  
Pavel Mokrejš ◽  
Robert Gál
Keyword(s):  
Water Loss ◽  
Transepidermal Water Loss ◽  
Skin Hydration ◽  
Skin Elasticity ◽  
Cosmetic Products ◽  
Collagen Hydrolysate ◽  
Carbopol Gel ◽  
Cosmetic Formulation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Positive Effect

Chicken stomachs can be processed into collagen hydrolysate usable in cosmetic products. The aim of the study was to verify the effects of a carbopol gel formulation enriched with 1.0% (w/w) chicken hydrolysate on the properties of the skin in the periorbital area after regular application twice a day for eight weeks in volunteers ageed 50 ± 9 years. Skin hydration, transepidermal water loss (TEWL), skin elasticity and skin relief were evaluated. Overall, skin hydration increased by 11.82% and 9.45%, TEWL decreased by 25.70% and 17.80% (always reported for the right and left area). Generally, there was an increase in skin elasticity, a decrease in skin roughness, as the resonance times decreased by 85%. The average reduction of wrinkles was 35.40% on the right and 41.20% on the left. For all results, it can be seen that the longer the cosmetic gel formulation is applied, the better the results. Due to the positive effect on the quality and functionality of the skin, it is possible to apply the cosmetic gel formulation in the periorbital area. The advantage of the product with chicken collagen hydrolysate is also the biocompatibility with the skin and the biodegradability of the formulation.

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