Right to work granted for asylum seekers in Ecuador

 In a post on the "Refugee Work Rights " blog, Adina Appelbaum reports that on May 2012 the Ecuadorian government adopted a decree (Decreto 1182) that contains restrictive measure for asylum seekers. The decree nevertheless allows for asylum seekers who asked for refugee status to have the right to work.  Previously, only refugees who had gained refugee status were given the right to work in Ecuador.  Despite the fact that the Ecuadorian constitution states that anyone within the limits of Ecuador has the right to get paid if they are working, in reality employers have notoriously discriminated against asylum seekers, refusing to hire them if they did not have documents.  

To read Asylum Access full post: http://rtwasylumaccess.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/the-right-to-work-in-ecuador-a-positive-development-within-a-restrictive-new-law/