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Who we are
The ILO is a specialized agency of
the United Nations. Its members are governments and employers’ and
workers’ organizations. The primary goal of the ILO is to promote
decent and productive work for women and men, including those with
disabilities, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human
dignity
AbilityAsiaPacific (AP), the ILO's
Regional Disability Programme, located at its
Regional Office in Bangkok, works in collaboration with the
Global Disability Programme in Geneva, regional ILO officials, and
international organizations that share its goal of creating decent work
opportunities for disabled persons. In keeping with the ILO's tripartite
approach, the AbilityAP Disability Programme also works actively with
governments, employers'and workers' organizations, as well as the
private sector and civil society organizations, especially
organizationsof and for disabled persons, to increase the vocational
training and employment options of people with disabilities.
In the Asia Pacific Region the ILO
provides technical support to policy makers and social partners in the
design and implementation of vocational rehabilitation policies and
programmes that promote the ILO approach. The principles of
non-discrimination and equal opportunity and treatment of disabled
workers are the basis of this approach.
ILO
Convention concerning the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
(Disabled Persons), 1983 (No. 159),
Recommendation No. 168 and
Recommendation No. 99 articulate these principles, related standards
and suggested practice.
Specifically, the AbilityAP
programme is deigned to:
- Develop
positive attitudes and actions regarding the training and employment
of people with disabilities through consultation, advocacy and
promotional activities
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Increase the knowledge base about vocational rehabilitation laws,
policies and practices through research and information
dissemination
- Develop
skills and examples of good practice through training and technical
cooperation activities with our constituents at regional and country
levels.
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