Overview of Employment Chapter in Disability Flagship Report Daniel Mont (CIP) and Stefan Tromel (ILO) December 13, 2017 New York, NY

Chapter Team Editors: Daniel Mont, Stefan Tromel Other contributors: Andrew Lange, Jurgen Menze, Valentina Stoevska Reviewers: Sophie Mitra, Sashka Posarac, David Stapleton

Introduction Employment situation of people with disabilities National policies and programs UN activities to promote employment of people with disabilities Conclusions/Recommendations

Employment Situation of People with Disabilities Employment gap PWD more adversely affected by shift to services and high-skilled jobs PWD more likely to be self-employed and in informal sector PWD have lower wages People with mental disabilities are least likely to be employed

National employment policies (1 of 2) Need concerted and coherent vision. Full inclusion in: Technical vocational education and training Public employment Public sector employment Employment quotas Public procurement

National employment policies (2 of 2) Entrepreneurship development and microfinance Anti-discrimination legislation Supported employment Sheltered employment Role of private sector Interaction with social protection programs UN activities to promote employment

Conclusions/Recommendations (1 of 2) Go beyond employment gap to look at hours worked, earnings, type of employment Disaggregate by demographic, social, and economic characteristics National Employment Policies should be rights based Mainstream technical vocational education and training should include PWD Public employment programs should be inclusive Public sector should take the lead in hiring PWD Public procurement systems should encourage employment of PWD

Conclusions/Recommendations (2 of 2) Mainstream entrepreneurship and microfinance should include PWD States should provide technical and financial assistance on reasonable accommodations States should fund services such as supported employment States should have policies to facilitate job retention and return to work Social protection systems should promote economic empowerment Robust evaluation plans should be built into all interventions to identify good practices