![Context ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Empfohlen
Empfohlen
Weitere ähnliche Inhalte
Was ist angesagt?
Was ist angesagt? (10)
Andere mochten auch
Andere mochten auch (20)
Ähnlich wie "Creating an inclusive society : Mainstreaming disability based on the Social Economy example"
Ähnlich wie "Creating an inclusive society : Mainstreaming disability based on the Social Economy example" (20)
Kürzlich hochgeladen
Kürzlich hochgeladen (20)
"Creating an inclusive society : Mainstreaming disability based on the Social Economy example"
- 1. Creating an inclusive society: Mainstreaming disability based on the social economy example EESC – PUBLIC HEARING People with disabilities: employment and accessibility 01/12/2009 Karine PFLÜGER Policy officer
Hinweis der Redaktion
- 2 national members: CEGES for France and CEPES for Spain
- Our members: Coop europe AIM and AMICE CEDAG EFC ENSIE REVES FEDES
- They are characterised by the fact that they continuously associate general interest, economic performance and democratic operations. They give the primacy to the individual and social objectives over capital. Another main characteristic is their independence with regards to the authorities and their autonomy of management. Therefore, social economy enterprises are already contributing to creating a diverse society that includes all persons, and in particular the most vulnerable such as those with disability. This is an important point because social economy enterprises are active in many sectors of activity. They be found in the fields of social protection, social services, health, banking, insurance, agriculture, handicraft, housing, education and training, consumer organisations. Therefore, given the fact that they are active in all areas of society, they are in a perfect position to promote the full integration of people with disabilities and disability issues in society as a whole.
- The guide highlights the fact that people with disabilities are facing barriers at different level: In access to employment: discrimination at recruitment stage or due to their qualification In career development. people with disabilities are the most often found in low paid job categories – they do have seldom access to quality employment or to high level positions they can be discriminated against when it comes to promotion or access to further training certain groups of people with disabilities (women for example) have lower employment opportunities some sectors of activity are not open to people with disabilities
- I will now give you some example of best practices found in social economy enterprises that are aimed at braking down the existing barriers in access to employment. I will first focus on the recruitment process: access ability: people involved in the recruiting process in particular receive disability-related training. Foundation Once, as an expression of solidarity of ONCE (Spanish National Organisation for the Blind ) makes sure that its recruitment processes are adopted so that people with disabilities can participate on equal terms, for example by ensuring accessibility of the entire recruitment process (physical environment, materials and so on) and that adjustments in the interview process are made when necessary. In the case of staff recruitment, the Trust states in all its job adverts that it is an equal opportunities employer. Adverts are communicated across a series of networks that cater to different communities, increasing their visibility, particularly among diverse groups;
- Qualification: Project run by the Marie Curie Association ( Bulgaria ) in cooperation with other stakeholders from Bulgaria, Greece, and the United Kingdom aimed at improving the professional skills and abilities of final-year disabled students as well as providing them with the opportunity to gain work experience. As part of the project, a six-month mentoring programme has been developed to bring together these students and employers interested in working with them. In Italy, all companies with more than 15 employees must by law provide jobs to people with disabilities. The law allows private companies to sign agreements with social enterprises. These agreements provide for an exchange between work contracts and work integration. At the end of the work integration period inside the social enterprise, people with disabilities are permanently integrated into the companies and receive adequate work contracts. Within the framework of the EU initiative EQUAL, the Centre de la Gabrielle coordinates the ECLAS project, which seeks to ensure the validation of existing skills, including both formal and nonformal experience, so that workers and employees with intellectual disabilities can see their working experience recognised and valued. This helps them to obtain a diploma or a professional title.
- They have initiated a reflection process on the integration of employees with disabilities in their organisations and have worked in close cooperation with stakeholders. The initiatives developed are aimed at contributing to creating a favourable and welcoming environment, training for people with disabilities as well as raising awareness about the disability issues among the workforce. The National Council of Voluntary Organisations ( NCVO ) ( United Kingdom ) also promotes equal opportunities among its partners by disseminating publicly available information on how to apply diversity and equal opportunities to their organisations.
- The guide also highlights initiatives … It also states that … must be taking into account. Measures to reconcile work and family life in order to support parents of children with disabilities should be reinforced at EU level.
- through direct employment, by providing training opportunities, provision of services and support to other types of enterprises, legal support and be active in the defence of rights for example through activities in the banking sector or the cultural sector - or even the provision of goods and services – activities that may not directly target people with disabilities but might have an impact for them.
- The key message of the guide is