2일 세계노총이 성명을 통해 <오늘날 전세계 인구의 15%에 해당하는 10억명의 장애인들중 80%가 개발도상국에 살고있다. 우리는 장애인과 그가족의 생활이 구직의 어려움을 비롯한 불편으로 인해 얼마나 힘든지를 알고있다.>라며 <개발도상국에서 80~90%의 장애인들은 실업상태이며 산업화된 국가에서는 50~70%인 것과 대조된다>고 말했다.
이어서 <세계적으로 대부분의 장애인들이 일터에서의 사고, 상해, 질병으로 장애를 얻었다>라며 <아동의 경우 장애아동은 그렇지 않은 아동의 50%에 해당하는 2억4000만명이 학교에 가지 못했다>고 밝혔다.
계속해서 <코로나19 국제보건위기가 장애인인 민중들에 끼진 영향은 더 크다. 여러 나라들에서 보고된 장애인인 코로나19 사망자는 마땅한 처치가 취소되거나 지연됐기 때문에 사망한 것으로 드러났다.>고 분석했다.
그러면서 <국제연합에서 장애인들을 위한 권리증진과 복지에 노력을 기울일것을 권고했지만 상황은 나아지지 않았다>라며 관련한 5가지의 문제점을 지적했다.
세계노총은 <장애인들의 생활권을 회복하고 보호하기 위한 투쟁에 나설 것을 국제노동계급에 호소한다>고 강조했다.
끝으로 <장애인보호>, <보건・요양서비스에 장애인들이 쉽게 접근하도록 할 것>, <교육보장>, <장애인고용> 등의 투쟁과제를 제시했다.
다음은 전문이다.
| Today more than one billion people, or approximately 15 percent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability, while 80 percent of them live in developing countries. We can all understand how difficult life for those persons and their families is, since in most cases they cannot find a job, or in heavy cases they cannot even take care of themselves. In developing countries, 80% to 90% of persons with disabilities of working age are unemployed, whereas in industrialized countries the figure is between 50% and 70%. Also, globally, a large percentage of those persons are disabled because of an accident, injury, or illness at work. As far as children are concerned, around 240 million disabled children around the world are 50% more likely to have never attended school than children without disabilities. The COVID-19 Pandemic further affected the lives of people with special needs and a high number of COVID-19 deaths among disabled people was reported in several countries. In many cases, they had their treatment canceled or delayed. The United Nations claim to make efforts to promote the rights and well-being of the people with special needs. However, their situation remains difficult due to: – Lack of strong Public Health Systems adequate to nurse disabled people in a way that all their health needs are covered and proper medical attendance is ensured. – Lack of adequate public special schools and rehabilitation centers for the education and inclusion of people with special needs in employment and all aspects of life. – Lack of adequate funding so that they can meet their needs. – Lack of public and free accommodation centers for the heavily disabled and chronically ill. – Lack of sufficient health and safety measures at the workplaces. All the above could and should be priorities of all States and governments, in order to protect the health and life of the most vulnerable ones. However, in the prevailing system of exploitation all the above are a cost that does not find a place in the States’ budget. On the opposite, the idea of individual responsibility of disabled persons and their families to take care of their needs is being systematically promoted so that governments can get rid of their own responsibilities. And off course in such societies indifference and discriminations against people with special needs keep existing and even flare up. The World Federation of Trade Unions calls on workers all over the world to strengthen our struggle for the protection and improvement of living conditions of the persons with disabilities. We reiterate our militant demands: – Prevention of the disabilities – Access to free, public and high quality health and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities – Access to education -Creation of public and adequate accommodation centers – Creation of the necessary infrastructure for their movement and transportation – Employment for all persons with disabilities who are able to work – The states to assure them a dignified life Τhe Secretariat |
