Social protection for persons with disabilities in working-age has historically been focused on income replacement and in some contexts institutional care. The session will focus on how social protection systems are evolving to support independent living and the economic inclusion of working-age adults with disabilities. It will present approaches to cover disability-related costs in support of work and to develop support services such as personal assistance.
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▪ Facilitator: Veronika Wodsak, ILO
▪ Key asks from Organisations of persons with Disabilities. Peter OChieng
▪ Adoption of the Auxílio Inclusão cash transfer to support economic inclusion in Brazil. Rafael Guerreiro Osório, Senior Researcher, Ipea, IPC-IG
▪ Evolution of the Personal Assistance scheme in Thailand. Phatcharamonth Pitipanyakul, Director, Division of Rights and Welfare of Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
▪ Iraq prospects for employment program. Mr. Ismail Mustafa Ismail, Cash For Work Coordinator, GIZ
Workers’ representative: Dr. Damaris Muhika, Kenya
▪ Employers’ representative: Matthias Thorns, International Organization of Employers
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The online e-Conference Disability—Social Protection—Inclusion: Dialogue for Change was jointly organised by the ILO, UNICEF, IDA, UNPRPD, DFAT, WB, ADB, FCDO, GIZ, Norad, HelpAge, EU, the UN Joint SDG Fund, UN ESCAP and the socialprotection.org platform.
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