Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/302866 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
ILO Working Paper No. 124
Publisher: 
International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
Abstract: 
This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities. It shows that individuals with disabilities are less likely to participate in the labour market, and that when they do, they face higher unemployment rates, are more likely to be self-employed and tend to earn lower wages. These disparities do not appear to be explained solely by individual characteristics such as educational attainment, experience or occupational category. They are most likely driven by various other factors as well, including limited provision of work place accommodations in many firms, the potentially greater job flexibility offered by self-employment, and discrimination against people with disabilities. In its final section, the study high lights legal frameworks established at the international and national levels to promote equal opportunities and fair remuneration for people with disabilities.
Subjects: 
Disabled workers
employment
unemployment
self-employed
wage structure
disability policy
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ISBN: 
978-92-2-041076-9
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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