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May 2013

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   © ILO 2013

   From China

   Lifting the barrier of intellectual disabilities

   13 May 2013

   There are almost 200 million persons with intellectual disabilities in the world. For many of them, finding a stable job represents a major challenge. In Li’s case, a little help has made a big difference.

March 2013

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   © Sarah-Jane Saltmarsh / ILO 2013

   Bangladesh

   Removing the barriers to inclusion

   28 March 2013

   People with disabilities are overturning negative attitudes and stereotypes, with help from an ILO vocational training project in Bangladesh.

December 2012

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   Indonesia

   Fighting disability from within

   03 December 2012

   Indonesia’s law states that disabled people must make up at least one per cent of a company’s workforce. As some garment factories employ over 100,000 people, the challenge is not an easy one. But now the law has found a new ally.

November 2012

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   From Armenia

   Breaking barriers: Letting people with disabilities into the labour market (Short version)

   27 November 2012

   Lingering stereotypes and perceptions often means people with disabilities have little chance of finding a job, no matter what their skills may be. But there is a new ILO Finnish-funded project in Armenia called “From Crisis towards Decent and Safe Jobs” that is breaking down the barriers keeping people with disabilities out of the workforce.

September 2012

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   From Armenia

   Breaking barriers: Letting people with disabilities into the labour market (full version)

   28 September 2012

   After the break up of the Soviet Union, life for many people in Armenia changed radically and new opportunities opened up for many. But for people with disabilities, it was not the case. During the Soviet period, they found work inside a closed system of “social enterprises.” Now they are truly “invisible” in the workforce. The ILO’s pilot project in Armenia is breaking down old stereotypes about disability as well as the barriers that keep them from work.

July 2012

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   Article

   Sri Lanka: New hope for war victims

   18 July 2012

   Decades of civil war have left deep scars in Sri Lanka. An ILO training project brings new hope to some of those whose lives and hopes were shattered by the violence.

June 2012

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   Employers make the case for hiring people with disabilities

   19 June 2012

   101st session of the ILC held event on ILO Business and Disability Network to highlight the business case for hiring people with disabilities

December 2011

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   Video

   Video: The ILO's Global Business and Disability Network

   02 December 2011

   Companies all over the world increasingly recognize that a diverse workforce is valuable: good for business and good for employees. Employers want to find the best talent, create a positive workplace and contribute to the communities in which they operate. Recruiting people with disabilities into the workplace and retaining those who become disabled while employed can help companies reach these goals. They are doing that with the help of the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network.

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   News item

   ILO launches first global business and disability website

   02 December 2011

   The ILO has taken a major step toward promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace with the launch of a pioneering new global knowledge sharing platform linking scores of multinational enterprises and organizations representing employers and networks of people with disabilities.

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   Article

   Questions and answers: ILO disability inclusion resource manual

   01 December 2011

   December 3rd is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. To mark the date, the ILO has developed an online version of the ILO Disability Inclusion Toolkit and Manual – a collection of tools and information resources – to assist ILO staff in including disabled people in their areas of work. “Disability inclusion is everybody’s work!” ILO interviews Debra Perry, Senior Disability Technical Specialist and editor of the resource manual.