Resources on disability and work

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    Two more companies sign the Global Business and Disability Charter

    12 October 2016

    Annual meeting of the ILO Global Business & Disability Network welcomes new Charter signatories and discusses future of work issues.

  2. More major companies sign the Global Business and Disability Network Charter

    29 June 2016

    Launched last October, the Charter is a global tool for businesses to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the world of work.

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

    03 December 2015

    ‘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 opportunity to learn and grow.

  4. Forum highlights the benefits of hiring people with disabilities

    17 September 2013

    The ILO and representatives of more than 20 companies meet in Shanghai and showcase the advantages of hiring qualified persons with disabilities.

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

    12 November 2009

    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 stimulate and support economic recovery.

  6. Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin to address ILO panel on people with disabilities and the economic crisis

    09 November 2009

    People with disabilities represent an estimated 10 per cent of the world’s population, or some 650 million people worldwide. They are often excluded and marginalized, and are particularly vulnerable in times of crisis. Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin is to address an ILO public panel discussion on the impact of the global economic crisis on women and men with disabilities on Thursday 12 November 2009.

  7. ILO calls for new efforts to support people with disabilities in the world of work

    03 December 2007

    Despite significant progress in recent years in improving their livelihoods, new efforts are needed to break down barriers that still prevent millions of people with disabilities from working and contributing to the economic growth of their societies, according to a new ILO report released for the International Day of Disabled Persons.

  8. International Day of Disabled Persons - This year's IDDP focuses on the right of persons with disabilities to have a decent work, on an equal basis with others.

    26 November 2007

  9. ILO welcomes new UN Convention on rights of people with disabilities

    14 December 2006

    The International Labour Office (ILO) today welcomed the unanimous adoption by the United Nations of a new Convention for people with disabilities, saying provisions of the ground-breaking Convention would benefit millions of people whose inability to find jobs due to social exclusion costs the global economy an estimated US$1.9 trillion dollars per year.