Egypt: Barriers to Work for People With Disabilities

Beirut — Obstacles, Ineffective Quotas, Inaccessible Workplaces Deepen Economic Insecurity

People with disabilities in Egypt face systemic barriers to their right to work amid poor implementation of a 2018 disability rights law, Human Rights Watch said today. They face discriminatory hiring practices, inaccessible workplaces, barriers to obtaining a national disability card, ineffective job quotas, and underpaid sham roles that deny them work and fair pay.

A 2018 law significantly improved the…