Article 27 Work and employment

1.

a)

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;

b)

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;

c)

Ensure that persons with disabilities are able to exercise their labour and trade union rights on an equal basis with others;

d)

Enable persons with disabilities to have effective access to general technical and vocational guidance programmes, placement services and vocational and continuing training;

e)

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;

f)

Promote opportunities for self-employment, entrepreneurship, the development of cooperatives and starting one's own business;

g)

Employ persons with disabilities in the public sector;

h)

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;

i)

Ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided to persons with disabilities in the workplace;

j)

Promote the acquisition by persons with disabilities of work experience in the open labour market;

k)

Promote vocational and professional rehabilitation, job retention and return-to-work programmes for persons with disabilities.

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