All publications: workers with disabilities

Disability employment quotas: Lessons for Indonesia from ASEAN and East Asia

The study provides a comparative analysis of Indonesia’s quota system alongside selected ASEAN and East Asian countries. It aims to distil key design features, governance arrangements, and enforcement mechanisms to inform realistic and feasible...

Comparative study on disability benefits to support recommendations for Angola

This comparative study examines disability benefits schemes in Brazil, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Portugal and Thailand to inform the potential introduction of disability benefits in Angola.

ILO key messages for enhancing the EU Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities

Technical report on fair recruitment of migrant workers with disabilities

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is committed to advancing fair recruitment practices that respect human rights and promote decent work for all. Since its launch in 2014, the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) has sought to ensure that...

Briefing note

Establishment of Skills Development Fund in Indonesia: Status of the discussion and possible way forward

This briefing note captures the current status of discussions and outlines a practical, four-phased approach for establishing the ISDF. It offers insights into how Indonesia can create an outcome-oriented skills financing model that empowers...

ILO Global Business and Disability Network policy brief

Artificial Intelligence and the Employment of Persons with Disabilities

This policy brief by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network aims to equip companies with an understanding of the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use when it comes to the employment of persons with disabilities – highlighting...

Corporate Policies and Practices on Care and Support for Employees with Disabilities and Employees with Dependants with Disabilities

"Care to Compete" report on disability-inclusive practices

This report by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network provides business-focussed insights into care and support policies and practices as they relate to employees with disabilities and employees with dependants with disabilities. It is...

Policy Brief on Assistive Technology (AT) and Employment

This policy brief by ATscale and the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the crucial role of Assistive Technology (AT) in expanding employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. It discusses the barriers faced by both AT...

The 2025 Policy also addresses emerging issues, such as the recent impacts of climate change, which have negatively affected the welfare of Persons with Disabilities.

The 2025 National Policy on Persons with Disabilities

The 2025 National Policy on Persons with Disabilities identifies gaps that were not addressed by the 2015 Policy, include inadequate coordination of disability-related matters among institutions; ongoing inclusion challenges leading to limited...

Policy Brief

Mainstreaming disability inclusion in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Africa

This policy brief focuses on how mainstream Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and skills development systems can improve the labour market situation of persons with disabilities in Africa.

Guide for Business

Disability-inclusive supply chains

This guide by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network aims to foster the inclusion of persons with disabilities in supply chains by providing practical guidance for companies. It is intended for large national and multinational enterprises as...

Putting the I in ESG

Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as Strategic Advantage of Sustainability Practices for Corporates and Investors

The technical guide by the ILO Global Business and Disability provides a framework for defining and reporting on corporate sustainability and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) practices that make disability inclusion efforts more comprehensive.

Brief

ILO Contribution to Lebanon Emergency Response in the framework of the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus

In September 2024, Lebanon witnessed a sharp escalation in large-scale cross-border attacks, resulting in significant loss of life and severe damage to the economy. The recent violence has caused immense suffering. The ILO has developed an Emergency...

ILO Working Paper 124

A study on the employment and wage outcomes of people with disabilities

This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities.

2023 survey among National Business and Disability Networks worldwide

Driving disability inclusion in companies at country level

To better understand the work, success stories, challenges and support needs of National Business and Disability Networks (NBDNs) – with focus on the year 2023 – a bilingual (English and Spanish) survey by the ILO Global Business and Disability...

Instructional Guide

Guidelines for Enhancing the Employment of People with Disabilities in the Jordanian Garments Sector

The garment sector is considered one of the leading sectors in Jordan, and it has experienced continuous growth over the past years contributing to the creation of numerous job opportunities. The “Better Work” program is a partnership between the...

Skills development

Skills Matter!

The continuum of interventions allowed for meaningful changes in people’s lives, in institutions’ capacity, in companies’ productivity and in the way the TVET system operates. The ILO interventions, with the support of the European Union and the...

Easy-to-read version of "Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities" report

Making sure that people with disabilities can take part in changes to work because of climate change

This easy-to-read version of the 2023 publication "Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities" by Fundación ONCE and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network takes a closer look at the transition to a greener world of...

Research Brief

Disability rights and domestic work in ASEAN

In 2023 the ILO TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme conducted a study about the skills and working conditions of migrant domestic workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, the findings from which were published in the report Skilled to care, forced to...

A compilation of good corporate practices

Businesses leading the way on disability inclusion

This comprehensive compilation includes good corporate practices from 30 multinational enterprises, all members of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network, who share the goal of creating a work culture that is welcoming and inclusive of...