Disadvantaged groups definition

Disadvantaged groups means those persons or groups of persons with a greater likelihood of not knowing the risks related to the environment to which they are exposed, or of not fully exercising their access rights, including, among others, women, indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, older persons, children, youth, persons with disabilities, in situations of vulnerability due to discrimination, poverty, illiteracy, lack of fluency in the official language, health or any other condition.

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Disadvantaged groups means people in vulnerable socio-economic situations including people experiencing or at risk of poverty, social exclusion or discrimination in its multiple dimensions.

Disadvantaged groups means those persons or groups of persons with a greater likelihood of

Examples of Disadvantaged groups in a sentence

• Disadvantaged groups in the United States include, but are not limited to, minorities and women, people with disabilities, veterans of war, gays/lesbians, etc.

• Disadvantaged groups would not be negatively affected by the privatisation.

• Disadvantaged groups face the greatest risk of exclusion from employment.

• Disadvantaged groups have not all benefited to the same extent from the recent growth in jobs: The over 50s gap has narrowed but not as much as the UK; Black and racial minorities groups had closed the employment rate gap with the Merseyside average but this has recently opened up; The lone parent rate has been improving but is below the GB level; Disabled people have also been closing the gap but have still not reached 40% - a gap of almost 30% with Merseyside.

More Definitions of Disadvantaged groups

Disadvantaged groups means targeted groups with a high level of people experiencing or at risk of poverty, discrimination or social exclusion, including among others ethnic minorities such as Roma, third-country nationals, including migrants, elderly people, children, single parents, persons with disabilities or persons with chronic diseases;

Disadvantaged groups means women; people with disabilities; the youth and any other other category of persons as may be added to and approved by the National Conference.

Disadvantaged groups means South African groups historically dis- criminated against on the grounds of race, colour, origin or gender in South Africa, and "Disadvantaged Group" means any of the Disadvan- taged Groups;

Disadvantaged groups means disadvantaged individuals or groups of individuals, including aboriginal groups, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and other individuals and groups recognized by the Board as being disadvantaged in the context of Benefits Plan requirements (other than women as a distinct group), but does not include women who are not members of these disadvantaged groups.