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Employment services
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Persons with disabilities
19 November 2014
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Disabilities
Mental ill-health at the workplace: Don’t let stigma be our guide
31 October 2014
Providing support, rather than excluding them from the workplace and keeping them on lifelong benefits, is the best way to help workers experiencing mental disorders.
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ILO Global Business and Disability Network
Business as unusual: Making workplaces inclusive of people with disabilities
Representatives from the private and public sectors and civil society will share experiences and ideas that can turn what at first may seem unusual into a natural component of a business strategy: the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce.
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Breaking the vicious circle of disability and extreme poverty
Observed on 17 October each year, the day aims to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution worldwide. People with disabilities who make up some 1 billion of the world’s population are at greater risk of poverty due to discrimination and barriers to participation in all spheres of society that can help them escape poverty and break down prejudices. Inclusion in all development activities is critical to breaking the cycle of poverty and disability.
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Publication
Business as unusual: Making workplaces inclusive of people with disabilities
03 October 2014
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Stories from the field
Zambian employers consider the "business case” for hiring people with disabilities
29 September 2014
In July 2014, Zambian employers and the ILO held an unprecedented roundtable on “Unlocking the potential: A Zambia business roundtable on disability and employment”. The discussions brought together a wide range of stakeholders to consider the business case for hiring people with disabilities and concrete actions that contribute to their training and employment.
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Stories from the field
Place and train: Hunan Province pioneers new approach to inclusive employment for people with intellectual disabilities in China
19 September 2014
Hunan maps out China’s first provincial plan on supported employment to promote employment for persons with intellectual disabilities in the open labour market.
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Publication
Inclusion of Youth with Disabilities: The Business Case
05 September 2014
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Publication
The Disabled Beggar – A Literature Review
02 September 2014
This literature review originated as part of an exploratory study of beggars with disabilities in Ethiopia, reported on in ILO Working Paper No. 141 published in 2013. It has been updated and is published separately here, as a contribution to debates on the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities, on poverty reduction and social protection.