News
April 2022
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Disability and work
Unilever and ISS join ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network
26 April 2022
The expansion of the International Labour Organization’s Global Business and Disability Network indicates increasing recognition by companies of the benefits of disability inclusion.
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The Future of Work Podcast
Can you really afford not to invest in diversity and inclusion?
08 April 2022
Today, diversity and inclusion have become new buzzwords in the global agenda. Yet, despite some progress, a lot remains to be done to embed diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the employee lifecycle and drive productivity, profitability, and innovation in businesses.
March 2022
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Workers with disabilities
New guide offers insights to business on employing people with disability in the Asia Pacific Region
30 March 2022
Updated ILO resource aims to help companies looking to provide accessible and supportive workplaces.
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Media advisory
Global virtual conference on social protection and people with disabilities
14 March 2022
Participants will examine country case studies and ways for social protection systems to facilitate inclusion for people with disabilities.
December 2021
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021
Ady Barkan and Bradley Whitford: Raise your voice for disability inclusion
03 December 2021
On international Day of Persons with Disabilities, lawyer and activist Ady Barkan, and actor and producer, Bradley Whitford show solidarity with the ILO to call on countries to uphold the rights and improve inclusion of persons with disabilities.
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Press release
UNICEF and ILO in partnership with the European Union launch a new national disability allowance to provide cash support to people with disabilities living in Lebanon
02 December 2021
November 2021
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ILO in Action
We open opportunities for persons with disability in the workplace
16 November 2021
ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Pauline Swagi, speaks from Nairobi about the Innovation to Inclusion (i2i) programme, which is developing, testing, and sharing effective ways to engage and retain persons with disabilities in waged employment in the private sector in Kenya. The programme is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) UK and is implemented in Kenya and Bangladesh.
September 2021
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International Day of Sign Languages 2021
Marlee Matlin: "We sign for Human Rights"
23 September 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated already difficult situations for persons with disabilities. On International Day of Sign Languages, actor Marlee Matlin & the ILO say: “We Sign for #HumanRights” and call for an inclusive, rights-based future of work.
February 2021
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Digital economy
Post-COVID digital economy must include persons with disabilities
11 February 2021
Changes brought about by the expanding digital economy could help persons with disabilities gain more equal access to the world of work, or they could create greater barriers. A new ILO report proposes actions to ensure that the post-COVID world of work is disability-inclusive.
December 2020
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Shine a purple spotlight on disability
03 December 2020
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ILO took part in a day-long series of online events across six continents that called for countries to make people with disabilities a priority in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.