Nguyen Thi Thanh Hieu is one of the 25 workers with disabilities featured in a photo exhibition titled Live and Work

Disability and work

People with disabilities make up an estimated one billion, or 15 per cent, of the world's population. About 80 per cent are of working age. The right of people with disabilities to decent work, however, is frequently denied. People with disabilities, particularly women with disabilities, face enormous attitudinal, physical and informational barriers to equal opportunities in the world of work. Read more

News and articles

Inclusion in times of crisis: How Ukrainian businesses are building resilience by integrating people with disabilities?
President of an Employers organization in Ukraine

Inclusion in times of crisis: How Ukrainian businesses are building resilience by integrating people with disabilities?

Breaking the barriers for inclusive world of work in Indonesia
A group photo of participants and panelists in front of the stage.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Breaking the barriers for inclusive world of work in Indonesia

Focus on

Wage employment of persons with disabilities

Wage employment of persons with disabilities

Workers’ associations and disability

Workers’ associations and disability

Disability-inclusive social protection

Disability-inclusive social protection

ILO Global Business and Disability Network

ILO Global Business and Disability Network

Key publications

Illustration of Businesses leading the way on disability inclusion

Businesses leading the way on disability inclusion: A compilation of good corporate practices

Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities
Illustration of Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities

Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities

An inclusive digital economy for people with disabilities
Illustration of An inclusive digital economy for people with disabilities

An inclusive digital economy for people with disabilities

Promoting diversity and inclusion through workplace adjustments: A practical guide
Illustration of Promoting diversity and inclusion through workplace adjustments

Promoting diversity and inclusion through workplace adjustments: A practical guide

ILO Infostory

The win-win of disability inclusion
Illustration the win-win infostory

The win-win of disability inclusion

Most recent publications

Social Dialogue Report 2024: Peak-level social dialogue for economic development and social progress

ILO Flagship report

Social Dialogue Report 2024: Peak-level social dialogue for economic development and social progress

Kenya Joins Alliance 8.7 as a Pathfinder Country

A Bold Step to End Exploitation

Kenya Joins Alliance 8.7 as a Pathfinder Country

Five ways to include persons with disabilities in COVID-19 responses

Five ways to include persons with disabilities in COVID-19 responses