| Day 1: Tuesday, 14 January 2003 |
| 08:00 |
Registration |
| 08:30 |
Inauguration
| Welcome: |
ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Yasuyuki Nodera |
| Address: |
Donor Representative, Government of Japan
Ms. Etsuko Sato, Deputy Director, Ministry of Health, Labour and
Welfare, Japan |
| Address: |
Disabled People International, Chairperson
Ms. Venus Ilagan |
| Inauguration: |
Advisor to Minister, Standing Committee on Social Welfare,
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Kingdom of
Thailand
Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat |
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| 09:30 |
Break |
| 10:00 |
Meeting Overview and Objectives
Debra Perry |
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Decent Work for People with Disabilities - What are the Issues?
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| 10:15 |
International Perspectives and ILO Convention 159
Barbara Murray, ILO Geneva |
| 10:45 |
Translating International Principles into Practice
Coen Kompier, ILO New Delhi |
| 11:15 |
Panel Discussion: Representatives of government, trade union,
employers' and disabled persons' organizations |
| 11:45 |
Open Discussion |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Regional Perspective and Issues Related to Employment and
Training of People with Disabilities - Overview |
| 13:30 |
Overview of Regional Issues, ILO Country Studies and Examples
of Good Practice
Debra Perry, ILO EASMAT |
| 14:15 |
The Biwako Millenium Framework for Action towards a Rights
Based, Barrier Free Society
Yutaka Takamine, ESCAP |
| 14:30 |
Questions and Answers |
| 14:45 |
Video Presentation: AbilityAsia |
| 15:15 |
Introduction to Working Group Task 1: Making It Happen---The
Role of the Social Partners |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Working Group Discussions |
| 16:30 |
Feedback to the Plenary
Open Discussion |
| 17:00 |
Closing |
| 17:10 |
ILO Reception at UNCC |
| Day 2: Wednesday, 15 January 2003 |
| 08:30 |
Review of Day 1 (Participant) |
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Vocational Training |
| 08:45 |
Regional Findings, Issues and Examples of Good Practiceb
Debra Perry, ILO EASMAT |
| 09:15 |
Panel Discussion: Government, trade union, employers' and disabled
persons organizations and NGOs |
| 10:30 |
Break |
| 11:00 |
Introduction to Working Group Task 2: Vocational Training -
What are the critical issues? What action should be taken? |
| 11.05 |
Working Group Discussions |
| 11:30 |
Feedback to the Plenary
Open Discussion |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Employment Services - including self-employment and income
generation |
| 13:30 |
Regional Findings, Issues and Examples of Good Practice
Debra Perry, ILO EASMAT |
| 14:00 |
Panel Discussion: Government, trade union, employers' and disabled
persons' organizations and NGOs |
| 14:45 |
Introduction to Working Group Task 3: Employment Services -
What are the critical issues? What action should be taken? |
| 15:00 |
Break |
| 15:30 |
Working Group Discussions |
| 16:15 |
Feedback to the Plenary
Open Discussion |
| 17:00 |
Video Presentation |
| 17:30 |
Closing |
| Day 3, Thursday, 16 January 2003 |
| 08:30 |
Review of Day 2 (Participant) |
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Employment Options for People with Disabilities |
| 08:45 |
Regional Findings, Issues and Examples of Good Practice
Debra Perry, ILO EASMAT |
| 09:15 |
Panel Discussion: Representatives of governments, trade unions,
employers' disabled person's organizations and NGOs |
| 10:00 |
Introduction to Working Group Task 4: Employment Options for
Persons with Disabilities - What are the critical issues? What action
should be taken? |
| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Working Group Discussions |
| 11:30 |
Feedback to the Plenary
Open Discussion |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Summary and Country Team Work |
| 13:30 |
Review of the Critical Issues and Working Group findings |
| 14:15 |
Introduction to Country Team Task: What needs to be done at
country level? |
| 14:30 |
Country Team Discussions |
| 16:00 |
Feedback to the Plenary
Open Discussion |
| 16:30 |
Follow-up: How will progress be monitored? |
| 17:00 |
Closing |
