UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: ARTICLE 27 – WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
- States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities. States Parties shall safeguard and promote the realization of the right to work, including for those who acquire a disability during the course of employment, by taking appropriate steps, including through legislation, to, inter alia:
- Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability with regard to all matters concerning all forms of employment, including conditions of recruitment, hiring and employment, continuance of employment, career advancement and safe and healthy working conditions;
- Protect the rights of persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, to just and favourable conditions of work, including equal opportunities and equal remuneration for work of equal value, safe and healthy working conditions, including protection from harassment, and the redress of grievances;
- Ensure that persons with disabilities are able to exercise their labour and trade union rights on an equal basis with others;
- Enable persons with disabilities to have effective access to general technical and vocational guidance programmes, placement services and vocational and continuing training;
- Promote employment opportunities and career advancement for persons with disabilities in the labour market, as well as assistance in finding, obtaining, maintaining and returning to employment;
- Promote opportunities for self-employment, entrepreneurship, the development of cooperatives and starting one’s own business;
- Employ persons with disabilities in the public sector;
- Promote the employment of persons with disabilities in the private sector through appropriate policies and measures, which may include affirmative action programmes, incentives and other measures; Ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided to persons with disabilities in the workplace;
- Promote the acquisition by persons with disabilities of work experience in the open labour market;
- Promote vocational and professional rehabilitation, job retention and return-to-work programmes for persons with disabilities.
- States Parties shall ensure that persons with disabilities are not held in slavery or in servitude, and are protected, on an equal basis with others, from forced or compulsory labour.
EXISTING POLICY FRAMEWORKS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EU AND MEMBER STATES TO ACT:
→ UN Sustainable Development Goals including Goal 3 on Health and Well-Being
→ EU Treaties: EU role and responsibility in health (Article 168 TFUE) & objectives of full employment and social progress in Europe (Article 3 TUE)
→ Europe 2020 Strategy with priorities on investment, growth and job creation
→ European Pillar of Social Rights
→ EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020
USEFUL LINKS
- European Labour Authority (ELA)
- European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
- European Training Foundation (ETF)
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
- International Labour Office (ILO)
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
- European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA)
- https://alliancechronicdiseases.org/wp-content/uploads/06.-Framing_paper_Joint_Statement_on_the_employment_of_people_with_CDs.pdf
- https://alliancechronicdiseases.org/wp-content/uploads/07.-Infographic_on_chronic_disease___work.pdf
- https://alliancechronicdiseases.org/boosting-the-employment-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-in-europe/
- Pain Alliance Europe (PAE)
- European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)
- European Patient’s Forum (EPF)
- https://www.eu-patient.eu/whatwedo/Policy/employment/
- https://www.eu-patient.eu/globalassets/policy/employment/recommendations-for-employers.pdf
- https://www.eu-patient.eu/globalassets/policy/employment/recommendations-for-policy-makers.pdf
- https://www.eu-patient.eu/globalassets/policy/anti-discrimmination/epf-position-paper_equal-treatment-in-education-and-employment.pdf
- European Disability Forum
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Global Alliance Mental Illness Advocacy Networks (GAMIAN)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- European Brain Council (EBC)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
- The Danish Committee for Health Education (DCHE)
https://www.dche.eu
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