Universal access to employment
Session in English
Recording of the eighth training module of the European project Bridging the gap.
The session entitled “Universal access to employment” was presented by Stefan Trömel, Senior Disability Specialist at ILO. He talked about the mainstreaming of disability inclusion to ensure the right to work and employment of persons with disabilities.
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Session in French
Enregistrement du huitième module de formation du projet européen Bridging the gap / Combler l’Écart.
La session intitulée «Accès universel à l’emploi» a été animée par Francesca Randazzo, référente technique emploi et insertion économique à Humanity & Inclusion. Elle y parle sur l’inclusion du handicap pour garantir le droit au travail et à l’emploi des personnes vivant avec un handicap
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Session in Spanish
Sabina Lobato, directora de Formación, Empleo, Proyectos y Convenios en Fundación ONCE aborda la transversalización de la inclusión de la discapacidad para garantizar el derecho al trabajo y el empleo de las personas con discapacidad.
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Please find hereunder the links to the suggested readings for the session.
- Sebastian Buckup, “The price of exclusion: the economic consequences of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work”, International Labour Organization Employment Working Paper No. 43 (2009) (English only)
- 2014 International Labour Organisation (ILO): Achieving equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities through legislation: Guidelines. (French, Spanish)
- 2014 International Labour Organisation (ILO): Business as unusual: Making workplaces inclusive of people with disabilities. (English only)
- 2015 International Labour Organisation (ILO): Decent work for persons with disabilities: promoting rights in the global development agenda. (French, Spanish)
- 2017 European Commission: Progress Report on the implementation of the European Disability Strategy (2010 – 2020). (English only)
- 2018 European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: Peer Review on “Work-capacity assessment and employment of people with disabilities”. (English only)
- 2018 European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: The role of targeted employment services for people with disability. (English only)
- United Nations: Toolkit on disability for Africa: The Right of Persons with Disability to work. (French and English only)
- United Nations Easy-to-Read Version: A report on the right of persons with disabilities to work. (English Only)