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Article

5 Sep 2013

Author:
Victor Ahiuma-Young, Vanguard (Nigeria)

Nigeria: ILO, Others Move to End Workplace Discrimination Against Disabled Persons

Worried by increasing discrimination against physically challenged persons in the workplace, the International Labour Organisation,ILO, and other stakeholders have taken new steps to put an end to the development…[D]isabled persons experience unemployment rates as high as 90 per cent in some low-income countries, and up to 70 per cent in developed countries of the world. To address this challenge in Nigeria, stakeholders gathered…to brainstorm on the way forward…The aims include increasing awareness on the need to increase employment opportunities for qualified persons with disabilities,…identify and discuss the challenges faced by employers in hiring persons with disabilities and discuss strategies for overcoming such identified barriers and making the workplace more inclusive…[Refers to Enable Africa, Nation, Senviron Properties, S.I.A.O, StanbicIBTC, Startrite Mayton & Co. Nigeria, Total Nigeria, Workforce Management Centre]