Monday, February 22, 2021
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For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is rising around the world, as COVID-19 threatens to...
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Africa, Niger, Uganda, Zambia, America, Peru, Asia, Afghanistan
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
A new wage offset scheme, alongside enhancements to an existing training grant, will be introduced to enhance the employment of persons with disabilities (PWDs), said Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on Tuesday (Mar 3). First announced by...
Friday, December 6, 2019
A community development initiative, Project Enable Africa has said its disability-friendly inclusion hub was set up to reduce the barrier of the community of persons with disabilities in Lagos to thus promoting access to ICT skills and opportunities.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
China will take robust and multi-pronged measures to ensure that employment remains stable. The government will scale up support for flexible employment, boost job opportunities for people with disabilities, and tackle the stubborn issue of wage arrears...
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
BLOG: ILOSTAT data shows how employment prospects for disabled people vary around the world. Even though the findings are limited since many nations don’t collect or publish these statistics, they highlight wide disparities in the likelihood of...
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Global, Asia, Cyprus, Europe, Norway
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Friday, November 22, 2019
A new labour hire program for people with disability, called LabourIn, is launching at a high demand time of year, just before small to medium businesses start to hire more short-term labour in preparation for the demanding Christmas season.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
El Consejo de Educación Inicial y Primaria (CEIP) presentó el nuevo centro educativo de atención a jóvenes con pluridiscapacidad, n.° 387, y su propuesta de trabajo en talleres. El proyecto apunta a una población de entre 18 y 30 años con dificultades,...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) supports the nationalization of professions in the private sector, where it announced it will pay part of the wages of Saudi men and women employed in the private sector after joining the Employment...
Sunday, March 31, 2019
The Government of Germany has contributed EUR10 million (approximately US$11,300,000) to UNICEF’s ‘No Lost Generation’ initiative to provide education and social protection support to the most vulnerable children and youth in Syria, including internally...
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Syria, Germany, Asia, Europe
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Las personas con discapacidad interesadas en sumarse al programa Uruguay Trabaja podrán inscribirse antes de este viernes 22. Para ello, deben haber cumplido entre 18 y 64 años de edad, no contar con estudios superiores a tercer año de liceo o de...