Employment

Our work on Employment 

At EPR we follow European employment policies, especially regarding active inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market, including in the context of  long term unemployment. We also engage with initiatives related to skills, for social and labour market inclusion. Here below are some of our papers on this topic.

• Short briefing on the Social Economy Action Plan (2022)
• From Care to Employment: A short study on programmes supporting return-to-work (2020)
• Social Enterprises as tools to implement the EPSR and Active Inclusion (2019)
• Women and girls with a disability – Active inclusion and equal opportunities (2019)
• Study – Employment models within the social economy and their role in including persons with disabilities into the labour market and society (2018)

Joint Vienna Declaration making a stand for better opportunities for persons with disabilities in the labour market (2018).

:: Read the Declaration in English HERE.

:: Read the Declaration in German HERE.

• Analytical paper on Employment 2018
• Skills – A Comprehensive Briefing Paper 2017
• Summary of employment and training recommendations (Updated 2017)

Dedicated Online Campaign on Pathways to Employment

In 2022, we publish social media posts focusing on the most relevant issues and challenges regarding pathways to employment of people with disabilities.

The hashtag used is #InclusionMatters

Dedicated Online Campaign on Disability and Employment

Throughout 2018, we made dedicated Tweets covering the most relevant issues regarding employment and people with disabilities.

The hashtags used were #InclusionMatters and #EmploymentForAll

See the online campaign here >