The mobility and integration of people with disabilities into the labour market
The study assesses the situation of people with disabilities within the European Union and the impact of the measures used to increase their employment. People with disabilities face low employment rates, a high dependency on benefits as well as increased poverty risk. Two types of measures exist to reinforce the social inclusion of disabled people: passive measures (cash benefits) and active measures (active labour market policies). Non-discrimination legislation and policy play an important part within the integration process of the European Union. It is argued that there is a need for an ef ... Show more
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Published: Bonn, Germany, IZA, 2010
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 89 p.
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http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/reports/report_pdfs/iza_report_29.pdf
