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An approach to the world of workers with disabilities in Cali city

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020): Junio
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2020.52418

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People with disabilities have experienced social exclusion and limited access to work. Though, some of them have managed to overcome barriers of labor insertion and perform a job. To investigate the occupational structure and some characteristics of their labor insertion are the objectives of this study. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out on 160 workers with disabilities in Cali city. It was found that the occupational structure of workers with disabilities is heterogeneous and is segmented by sex, educational level and type of disability. In addition, It was evidenced that the presence of own labor niches perhaps as a strategy to avoid labor exclusion.

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Disability, occupation, work

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Satizabal Reyes, M. (2020). An approach to the world of workers with disabilities in Cali city. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 20(1), 25–35. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2020.52418
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Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Chile
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