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Implementing Disability Rights Examples of Good Practice

This document outlines the International Labour Organization's (ILO) strategies over the past 50 years to promote equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. It emphasizes the importance of international labour standards, advocacy, and technical cooperation in enhancing the employability of disabled individuals. Key projects, such as PEPDEL, provide insights into effective legislation and policy development. The ILO also collaborates with global networks to compile resources and guidelines to support the enactment of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). ###

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Implementing Disability Rights Examples of Good Practice

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  1. Implementing Disability RightsExamples of Good Practice B. Murray, ILO, Geneva First Arab-African conference on Disability Djerba, Tunisia 24 – 26 October 2007

  2. ILO and Persons with Disabilities - Background • Promoting equal employment opportunities for disabled persons for over 50 years through • International Labour Standards • Research on good practice • Advocacy through conferences, seminars training programmes, policy advice • Technical cooperation projects

  3. ILO Standards on Disability • Recommendation 99, 1955 • Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) 1983  Recommendation 168, 1983 • Code of Practice – Managing Disability in the Workplace, 2001

  4. Promoting disability rights • Examples from: • Technical Cooperation project ‘Promoting the Employability and Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Effective Legislation’ (PEPDEL) • Work in relation to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

  5. PEPDEL Project • Selected countries of Africa and Asia • Activities included: • Advocacy, building of networks through regional meetings • Support to governments in reviewing, updating existing laws or developing new disability-related laws, in consultation with stakeholders • Support to development of policies to give effect to laws • Development of legislation guidelines • Development of curriculum on disability legislation and its implementation, in collaboration with Cornell University

  6. PEPDEL - Tools for widespread usage • Legislation Guidelines • ‘Achieving Equal Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities through Legislation’ (now available in 10 languages) • Curriculum on disability legislation • Collaboration with Cornell University ensures course compliance with 3rd level accreditation requirements • Currently being pilot tested in 6 countries • Once finalized, will be available for use in any country • Memoranda of Understanding with 2 universities to date

  7. Work relating to CRPD • ‘The Right to Decent Work of Persons with Disabilities’ • Originally prepared as contribution to the CRPD negotiation process • Now revised, updated for launch on International Day of Disabled Persons 3 Dec 2007 • 11 language versions in preparation • Gives systematic overview of international and national mesaures to promote employment opportunities • Outlines agenda for action to implement CRPD provisions on Work and Employment

  8. Work relating to CRPD • Collaboration with the Global Applied Disability Research Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET) to • Create information base specifically related to CRPD provisions on work and employment including policy documents and reports, as well as tools, checklists • Develop a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ section for those new to disability issues, and to the CRPD. • Continuously up-date the infobase and FAQ section

  9. Access GLADNET Information Base at: http://www.gladnet.org Read about ILO’s work on disability at: http://www.ilo.org/employment/disability http//www.ilo.org/abilityasia

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