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December 2010
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Disability and work
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3 December 2010
This year's theme is "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond". It aims to ensure that disability and the concerns of people with disabilities are included in the commitments to end global poverty made by the international community. The inclusion of persons with disabilities in all development activities is essential to realizing the MDGs and other development goals. This year’s Day will serve as a reminder to governments, global leaders, policy-makers and other stakeholders to keep up their efforts on behalf of disability-inclusive development.
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Video
Video: "Say no!" to discrimination at work for persons with disabilities
02 December 2010
This video draws attention to discrimination in the workplace on the basis of disability and how we can work together to end it. (Produced by ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme).
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Statement
Message by ILO Director-General on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3 December 2010
02 December 2010
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Video
Keeping the promise - Including people with disabilities (slideshow)
02 December 2010
Mainstreaming people with disabilities in all aspects of society, the economy and development is crucial to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Yet, because of stigma and discrimination, many disabled people live in poverty and exclusion. Working together, we can meet our shared goals: human development, for everyone, everywhere, and keep the promise for disability-inclusive MDGs for 2015 and beyond.
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Article
Working together for development: Including people with disabilities
01 December 2010
This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities focuses on “Keeping the Promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” to ensure that disability and the concerns of people with disabilities are reflected in the commitments made by the international community to reduce poverty by 2015. ILO Online reports on how disability-inclusive development not only helps improve the lives of people with disabilities, but can boost achievement of the MDGs.
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Article
The price of excluding people with disabilities from the workplace
01 December 2010
Mainstreaming of women and men with disabilities in all aspects of society the economy and development efforts is crucial in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Yet, because of stigma and discrimination many disabled people live in poverty, dependence and exclusion. ILO Online interviews Sebastian Buckup, author of the ILO study “The price of exclusion: The economic consequences of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work”.
October 2010
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Event
Abuja Conference launches new guidelines aimed at empowering millions of Africans with disabilities
The 4th CBR Africa Network Conference (CAN) launched new guidelines designed to empower persons with disabilities by supporting their inclusion in health, education, employment, social, skills training and other community services.
May 2010
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Skills
Technical validation workshop on Skills for Green Jobs - 17 May 2010
The purpose of the technical validation workshop was to validate the findings of the global policy-applied research project on Skills for Green Jobs. The Global synthesis report and the European synthesis report were discussed. The workshop aimed to: a) identify environmental challenges and skills response strategies; b) discuss green restructuring processes on the labour market and related retraining needs; c) highlight current and future occupational changes and their implication on vocational training; d) propose specific policy recommendations and suggestions for further steps.
March 2010
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Event
ILO Conference on "People with intellectual disabilities: Opening pathways to training and employment in the African region"
In Africa, some 10 to 15 million people have an intellectual disability. Because of stigma and discrimination, a majority are excluded from education, training and employment and live in poverty and isolation. To help meet the challenge of more equitable access to vocational training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, the ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme organized a sub-regional conference in Lusaka, Zambia in early March on the issue.
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Event
ILO Conference to promote training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities
December 2009
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Video
China: Dialogue, Empowering persons with disabilities (CCTV), (Video)
03 December 2009
TV interview prepared for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, featuring Mr. Zhang Guoqing, Deputy Director of ILO Beijing Office.
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Statement
Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General, ILO, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
03 December 2009
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Disability and work
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
This year's theme for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities - "Making the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world" - supports the message of challenging exclusion. It aims to highlight the need to continue to work for the mainstreaming of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development if the MDGs of reducing poverty are to be achieved.
November 2009
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Event
Panel Discussion on People with Disabilities in Times of Economic Crisis
ILO's Employment Sector's Disability Team organized a panel presentation followed by a discussion. The aim of the event was to examine how the current economic downturn is affecting women and men with disabilities and to advocate that they be included in measures to tackle the crisis.
September 2009
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Video
Decent Work for People with Disabilities – Count Us In!
14 September 2009
Women and men with disabilities can and want to be productive members of society. This four minute video combines music and images to raise awareness about the barriers as well as the actions needed to help people with disabilities obtain decent work and a better life.
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News
Zambian Members of Parliament take part in Disability Equality Training
04 September 2009
July 2009
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News
ILO and Ethiopia sign Memorandum of Understanding on the inclusion of people with disabilities in policies, programmes and projects
08 July 2009
June 2009
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News
Support continues for hiring disabled job seekers in China
08 June 2009
May 2009
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Video
Trade Unions: Promoting Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities
14 May 2009
Advocating for the rights of people with disabilities is fully in line with trade union history and mission. This short video highlights how trade unions are playing a major role in campaigning for, organizing, promoting rights and providing skills training for persons with disabilities in workplaces worldwide.