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Questions and answers: ILO disability inclusion resource manual

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...

8 countries to discuss improving education, training for persons with disabilities

BANGKOK (ILO News) - Representatives from eight Asian countries will attend a Bangkok conference focusing on opening up educational and training opportunities to persons with disabilities.

Workshop to highlight legal, tax benefits of hiring workers with disabilities

(ILO Bangkok) The International Labour Organization (ILO), the Employers’ Confederation of Thailand (ECOT) and the Law Faculty of Thammasat University will organize a workshop on the legal and tax benefits for employers hiring persons with...

Message by the Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Today, we focus on "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond".

Working together for development: Including people with disabilities

This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities focuses on “Keeping the Promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” to ensure that disability and the concerns of people with disabilities are reflected in the commitments made by...

Disability Inclusion - Good for business

Disability inclusion promotes a working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, where the talents and skills of different groups are valued, and where productivity improves because the workforce is motivated.

The price of excluding people with disabilities from the workplace

Mainstreaming of women and men with disabilities in all aspects of society the economy and development efforts is crucial in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Yet, because of stigma and discrimination many disabled people live in...

ILO to launch region’s first Disability Championship Programme in Thailand

The media are invited to attend the Disability Championship Programme launch. Representatives and specialists from the ILO, disabled peoples’ organizations and trade unions will be available for interview. The event will take place on Friday 3...

Physical disability no barrier to young Sri Lankan entrepreneur

By Henrik Vistisen & Gihan Thalgodapitiya, Youth Employment Project, (ILO/Japan), Sri Lanka (Kegalle, Sri Lanka) Puspakumara turns on the light and positions his wheelchair in front of a workbench at his electronics repair shop. Television...

TVET Reform & Skills Development- The Road to the Future

A two-day National Conference on skill development was held on 20 - 21 April 2010. The Honorable Minister of Industries Mr. Dilip Barua was the Chief Guest on 21st of April and Mr. Md. Nurul Haque, Secretary in charge, Ministry of Labour and...

Thai Unions to promote decent work for persons with disabilities

(ILO Bangkok) The push for greater recognition in the workplace of the rights of people with disabilities has received a boost from Thai trade unions. Facilitated by the ILO, representatives of worker organizations met to discuss the role of trade...

ILO Conference - 9-11 March 2010

Questions and Answers on Intellectual Disabilities

An estimated 10 to 15 million people in Africa have some form of Intellectual disability and the majority live in poverty and isolation. The ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme will be gathering representatives from East African countries, Australia...

Changing the way people see disABILITY

Persons with disabilities often face lack of work opportunities or low wages compared to non-disabled persons. ILO estimates that people with disabilities represent 10 per cent of the world’s population, or some 650 million people worldwide. ...

Disability and work

Marlee Matlin urges that people with disabilities be “counted in” economic recovery efforts

Expressing concern that people with disabilities may face rising exclusion from the world of work due to the global economic crisis, Academy Award winning actress, television star and activist Marlee Matlin urged that they be “counted in” efforts to...

Questions and answers on the impact of the crisis on people with disabilities

With some 10 percent of the world population living with disabilities – the current global economic crisis is cause for concern. People with disabilities are often excluded and marginalized, and are particularly vulnerable in times of crisis. This...

Welcome remarks at the Workshop on Promoting Decent Work for Women and Men with Disabilities-INCLUDE: Subregional Disability Equality...

By Mr Bill Salter, Director, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia

Disability Equality Training

In Zambia, a commitment to inclusive approaches for people with disabilities

An estimated 7 to 9 per cent of women and men in Zambia live with a disability, most of them in poverty. ILO Online reports from the country’s capital Lusaka where Disability Equality Training (DET) is part of a new effort to make sure that the...

Remarks at the Opening ceremony for the "Beyond Barriers" Photo Exhibition (Mr Guy Thijs)

by Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Remarks at the Opening Ceremony for the "Beyond Barriers" Photo Exhibition (Mr Monthian Buntan)

by Mr Monthian Buntan, Senator of Thailand and President of Thailand Association of the Blind

Media Advisory: "Beyond Barriers" Exhibition of prize-winning photos

An exhibition of the winning pictures from the 2007 Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities photo contest, taken by photographers from throughout Asia Pacific