A man living with a disability today told the Minister for Economy and Education Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum that he was discriminated by fellow employees when he used to work for the Ministry of Education.
He raised the issue at the 2018-2019 National Budget Consultations at Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons Complex.
Ritesh Singh said fellow employees would imitate and make fun of him during the time he was employed with the Education Ministry.
Sayed-Khaiyum said the reality is that people living with disabilities including women still face discrimination.
A woman also requested the government to ensure that police officers and nurses are trained on how to deal with people living with disabilities.
Responding to the woman, Sayed-Khaiyum says he agrees that there should be training for police officers and nurses about how to deal with people living with disabilities.
He says it is about looking at the curriculum and not the law.
Submissions were also made for government to consider making all evacuation centres disability friendly and also expanding free transport scheme for persons living with disabilities to cater for sea transportation.
