The law in question came into force in 2001, establishing that in all external public recruitment competitions with more than ten vacancies, 5% of the positions must be reserved for people with disabilities — in other words, one position. This is not always the case, says Paula Campos Pinto, coordinator of the Observatory on Disability and Human Rights (ODDH): “There are strategies promoted by those responsible within Public Administration to circumvent the legislation. For example, splitting a competition for ten positions into several smaller competitions of two positions each.” In addition to this, there are also issues such as “society’s mistrust” toward people with disabilities and the mismatch between labor market needs and training.
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Source: Marta Gonçalves, Expresso