Disability: Disparate Treatment or Inclusion in Caribbean Organisations
The islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean have largely signalled their commitment to inclusivity and reduction of disparate treatment for persons with disabilities, by becoming signatories to international conventions intended to protect this marginalised
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iversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Caribbean Organisations and Society An Exploration of Work, Employment, Education, and the Law
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Caribbean Organisations and Society
Jacqueline H. Stephenson · Natalie Persadie · Ann Marie Bissessar · Talia Esnard
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Caribbean Organisations and Society An Exploration of Work, Employment, Education, and the Law
Jacqueline H. Stephenson University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Ann Marie Bissessar University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Natalie Persadie The University of Trinidad and Tobago Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago Talia Esnard University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Foreword
This book will focus on equality, inclusion and discrimination within the English-speaking Caribbean region, specifically as it relates to employment, education, society and the law. Within extant literature, discrimination has been examined primarily from the perspective of industrialised nations. This book is the first of its kind to comprehensively assess equality and inclusion within the Caribbean region. One of the primary reasons for a lack of diversity and inclusion within contemporary organisations is the perpetuation of discrimination within society. This can be explained (in part) through the framework of
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