What's new
2016
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InfoStories
Employment: The win-win of disability inclusion
01 December 2016
Globally, there are over one billion people with disabilities. They are now more active in our society than ever before. Yet employment rates are low and many barriers to work still exist. Explore this InfoStory to find out why employing people with disabilities makes good business sense for private companies, and how you can help promote inclusion.
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Reducing inequalities
ILO releases new guide to promote diversity and inclusion at the workplace
30 November 2016
New publication provides practical information for companies on how they can benefit from offering workplace adjustments to workers with specific needs.
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Publication
Promoting diversity and inclusion through workplace adjustments: A practical guide
30 November 2016
This guide aims to explain the concept of reasonable adjustments (“reasonable accommodation”) and provide practical step-by-step guidance on how and when these should be provided in the workplace.
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Business and persons with disabilities
Two more companies sign the Global Business and Disability Charter
12 October 2016
Annual meeting of the ILO Global Business & Disability Network welcomes new Charter signatories and discusses future of work issues.
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Event
Global Meeting on the future of work and what it means for people with disabilities
The ILO Global Business and Disability Network is to host the 2016 Global Meeting with a special panel to discuss the challenges and opportunities emerging types of jobs and new work structures will bring to people with disabilities. During the 2016 Global Meeting, new company members will sign the Business Charter on Disability, joining forces with current Network members in transforming workplaces worldwide into inclusive spaces for people with disabilities.
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01 September 2016
ILO Bangladesh Newsletter
01 September 2016
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Business and persons with disabilities
More major companies sign the Global Business and Disability Network Charter
29 June 2016
Launched last October, the Charter is a global tool for businesses to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the world of work.
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9th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
"Unusual" employment of persons with disabilities: from words to work
22 June 2016
The ILO, together with the Permanent Missions to the UN of Australia, Costa Rica, Finland and Spain, the International Disability Alliance, as well as the UN Global Compact, organized a side event on the employment of persons with disabilities during the 9th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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The ILO at Work: Results 2014-2015
Public-private partnerships
27 May 2016
An alliance for the future
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Expert meeting at the ILO, Geneva, 26-27 April 2016
Opening pathways into "unusual" employment for persons with disabilities
18 May 2016
An expert meeting hosted by the ILO discussed opportunities for waged employment for persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on developing countries. Participants were experts and practitioners with representation from UN organizations, governments, international NGOs, and businesses.