Occupational apartheid is a concept in occupational therapy that different individuals, groups and communities can be deprived of meaningful and directed activities through segregation due to social, political, economic and social status reasons.
Occupational apartheid can occur because of race, disability, age, gender, sexuality, religious preferences, political preferences, and beliefs. The wartime environment can also contribute to apartheid jobs where the barriers of war prevent people living in the midst of battles from accessing past jobs. Occupational therapists recognize that many people who face occupational apartheid do not have the opportunity to freely choose their work, and thus are harmed. The health and well-being of these individuals, groups and communities is compromised through the seizure of meaningful and purposeful activities.
In the light of everyday life, every individual must have an equal status regardless of their economic, political, health or social status. Occupational apartheid explains the fact that some people may have a higher position than others.
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Groups that may experience apartheid jobs
- Adult homeless
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people
- Refugees and asylum seekers
- Individuals with disabilities
- Religious groups
- Street children
- Domestic violence survivors
- Women
- People who have been imprisoned
- The working poor
- Freeter
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See also
- Work injustice
References
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