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.
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.
December 2021
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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
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.
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.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
How disability affects labour market outcomes
03 December 2020
People with disabilities make up 15 per cent of the global population. Yet, they are far from adequately represented in labour markets around the world.
November 2020
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International Day of Persons With Disabilities
Make persons with disabilities a priority in the COVID-19 response
30 November 2020
Disability issues need to be included in pandemic recovery plans says the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network.
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Blog
Persons with disabilities – An untapped resource
10 November 2020
We need to change perceptions and invest in persons with disabilities, says Mike Hess, Executive Director and founder of the Blind Institute of Technology (BIT) in the United States.
July 2020
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© Prakash Mathema / AFP 2022
Blog
Include indigenous people in COVID-19 response
20 July 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on an already marginalized population in Nepal.
June 2020
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© N. Wicheanbut/Bangkok Post/AFP 2022
Blog
If a ’new normal’ is to be a better normal it must include persons with disabilities
04 June 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has posed special challenges for persons with disabilities, but post-pandemic reforms to social and economic systems offer the chance to build a better normal and a more inclusive future.