Resources on disability and work
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I escaped child labour and can now help others
21 September 2018
On the eve of International Week of the Deaf we profile a deaf Zambian man who, with ILO help, escaped child labour and discrimination and built a successful career as a teacher in the US.
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Francis’ rag to riches tale
28 January 2018
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Focus on : Disabled Women Entrepreneurs in Zambia
04 March 2016
Women experience higher rates of poverty than men due to, among other factors, a lack of access to or limited opportunities for training.
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Moving towards disability inclusion: Stories of change
09 November 2015
The stories presented in this publication illustrate how the ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme through the PROPEL project is promoting employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. PROPEL operates in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia, Viet Nam and Zambia.
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Zambian employers consider the "business case” for hiring people with disabilities
29 September 2014
In July 2014, Zambian employers and the ILO held an unprecedented roundtable on “Unlocking the potential: A Zambia business roundtable on disability and employment”. The discussions brought together a wide range of stakeholders to consider the business case for hiring people with disabilities and concrete actions that contribute to their training and employment.
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Media Advisory: ILO and the Zambia Federation of Employers to organize first roundtable discussion under the theme “Unlocking the potential: A Zambia Business Roundtable on Disability and Employment”
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People with Intellectual Disabilities – Opening Pathways to Training and Employment in the African Region
11 June 2010
ILO Conference on promoting training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, Lusaka, 9-11 March 2010
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Lusaka Declaration 2010
03 June 2010
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The price of exclusion : the economic consequences of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work
14 December 2009
Employment Working Paper No. 43
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In Zambia, a commitment to inclusive approaches for people with disabilities
09 July 2009
An estimated 7 to 9 per cent of women and men in Zambia live with a disability, most of them in poverty. ILO Online reports from the country’s capital Lusaka where Disability Equality Training (DET) is part of a new effort to make sure that the needs of people with disabilities are taken into account in development programmes.