All news: workers with disabilities

Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises to provide equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities

The date of 11 December 2015 marked an important step in the elimination of discrimination against people with disabilities in the workplace.

International Day for Persons with Disabilities

Turn disability into something unique, says actor R.J Mitte

‘Breaking Bad’ actor, R.J Mitte, urges people to have a positive perspective on disability. In a video message for the International Labour Organization, to mark International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Mitte says disability can be an...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

ILO Director-General: 'Millions of women and men with disabilities face exclusion'

"Today, we renew our commitment to achieving full and equal rights and participation in society for all women and men with disabilities," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

Commemoration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities: Enhancing the inclusivity of people with disabilities in companies

People with disabilities are recognized as among the most vulnerable groups in Indonesia, facing discrimination in access to such as education, skills training and, employment. Compared to non-disabled persons, they experience higher rates of...

Employing people with disabilities benefits themselves, the whole society and the state

Specialists of the Social Security Fund of the Russian Federation and ILO experts exchanged experience. How are the social security systems in other countries functioning? What foreign experience can be useful in this country, and which Russian ways...

Azerbaijan hosts third round of peer review of youth employment policies

As part of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States,” implemented by ILO and financed by Public Joint Stock Company LUKOIL, a Peer Review network focusing on youth employment policies was launched in...

Three countries discuss Disability Inclusion

A Workshop on “Inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market” was held in Sochi, Russian Federation, on 24-26 February 2015.

ILO experts discuss employment of disabled persons in Kyrgyzstan

On January 21, ILO Moscow experts and State Secretary of Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Social Development Baktybek Zhekshenov discussed employment of disabled persons within the framework of the ILO project “From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs”...

Sheuly picks up role model award

Shuely Akter, a disabled sewing machine operator trained by the ILO/EU TVET Reform Project picked up a Platinum Role Model Award at the Bangladesh Social and Environmental Excellence Awards 2014 in Dhaka 9 December.

Better Work story

Breaking barriers

Mother, Daughter, Wife, Factory Worker, Wheelchair user. 24 year old Tran Thi Trinh is all of these and more but she refuses to be defined by any labels or stereotypes.

New strategy seeks to reinvigorate Bangladeshi apprenticeship system

The need to popularise apprenticeships and the benefits that this will have for both the workforce and the Bangladesh economy were discussed at a high level consultation held today

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Disabilities

Mental ill-health at the workplace: Don’t let stigma be our guide

Providing support, rather than excluding them from the workplace and keeping them on lifelong benefits, is the best way to help workers experiencing mental disorders.

Social protection

Almost half the world’s older persons lack pensions

ILO report says 52 per cent of older persons receive a pension, but levels are inadequate and the trend has been worsened by fiscal consolidation.

Stories from the field

Zambian employers consider the "business case” for hiring people with disabilities

In July 2014, Zambian employers and the ILO held an unprecedented roundtable on “Unlocking the potential: A Zambia business roundtable on disability and employment”. The discussions brought together a wide range of stakeholders to consider the...

Stories from the field

Place and train: Hunan Province pioneers new approach to inclusive employment for people with intellectual disabilities in China

Hunan maps out China’s first provincial plan on supported employment to promote employment for persons with intellectual disabilities in the open labour market.

Skills training for people with disabilities

ILO: Better Work Indonesia improves access to jobs in garment industry for people with disabilities

According to a World Report on Disability (2011) published by The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, there are roughly a billion people with disabilities in the world. Further, there are approximately 785 million of people with...

Speech by Mrs. Sina Chuma-Mkandawire Director, ILO- Abuja office on the closing ceremony of the Ghana-Luxembourg Social Trust Project.

Goodwill Message to the Closing Ceremony of the Ghana-Luxembourg Social Trust Project Holding On 31st July 2014 at Dodowa By Mrs. Sina Chuma-Mkandawire Director ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Gambia and Liaison...

Vnm Day for Ppl with Disabilities

Sympathy and protection

The Law on Persons with Disabilities has been an optional course at one of the Viet Nam’s top law schools since 2012 with the support from the International Labour Organization and the Irish Government.

Art

“Live and Work”

Photo exhibition to celebrate Vietnamese Day for People with Disabilities