What's new
2018
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Press release
ILO Global Business and Disability Network opens its China Chapter
31 July 2018
Through the sharing of experiences and best practices, the Network gathers knowledge and expertise that is disseminated among its members.
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Disability and work
ILO business platform on disability goes from strength to strength
27 June 2018
Two US-based multinational companies, DXC Technology and MSD, have joined the ILO Global Business and Disability Network.
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Policy brief
Making apprenticeships and workplace learning inclusive of persons with disabilities
26 June 2018
Persons with disabilities face many challenges to entering the labour market, including negative preconceptions about their work capacities and lower educational achievements due to exclusionary training practices. Apprenticeships and workplace learning can effectively respond to many of the challenges by proving to employers the professional potential of disabled persons and improving their vocational skills.
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11th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Promoting the right to decent work of persons with disabilities through Sustainable Development Goals
20 June 2018
The ILO participated in the 11th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) under the overarching theme "Leaving no one behind through the full implementation of the CRPD".
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Publication
Labour market inclusion of people with disabilities
20 February 2018
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Presentation
Disability at work
20 February 2018
Joint ILO-OECD presentation at the 1st Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting under the Argentinian G20 Presidency (20-22 February 2018, Buenos Aires)
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Sunday Profile
Francis’ rag to riches tale
28 January 2018
2017
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Extension of Social Security - Working Paper - ESS 58
Universal Social Protection Floors: Costing Estimates and Affordability in 57 Lower Income Countries
13 December 2017
This paper presents the results of costing universal social protection floors in 34 lower middle-income, and 23 low-income countries
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
How trade unions promote decent work for persons with disabilities
03 December 2017
The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) has launched a report which highlights trade union action to promote decent work for persons with disabilities. ACTRAV talked to the department’s focal point on disability at work, Nezam Qahoush about the challenges persons with disabilities face in the world of work and the role of the trade union movement in promoting decent work for them.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The future world of work must be fully inclusive of people with disabilities
01 December 2017
“People with disabilities, with their skills and talents, are an important asset to the labour markets today and in the future,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.