Employmentfor Persons with

Disabilities

David Morrissey, MPS

Executive Director

United States International Council on Disabilities

Dmorrissey@usicd.org

According to the International Labour Organization, unemployment among people with disabilities is as

high as 80% in some countries.

- UN Enable Factsheet on Disability

Voices of PWD in Vietnam

CRPD Signature and Ratification Status*

8 countries have ratified

8 countries have signed

5 countries have taken no official action

* As of 15 June 2009

MENA Region

Algeria Signed CRPD with OP

Bahrain Signed CRDP

Djibouti No action

Egypt Ratified CRPD

Iran No action

Iraq No action

Israel Signed CRPD

Jordan Ratified CRPD; signed OP

Kuwait No action

Lebanon Signed CRPD with OP

Libya Signed CRDP

Malta Signed CRPD with OP

Morocco Ratified CRPD with OP

Oman Ratified CRPD

Qatar Ratified CRPD, signed OP

Saudi Arabia Ratified CRPD with OP

Syria Signed CRPD

Tunisia Ratified CRPD with OP

United Arab Emirates Signed CRPD with OP

West Bank and Gaza No action

Yemen Ratified CRPD with OP

* As of 15 June 2009

Employment and the CRPD

General Principles: (e) Equality of Opportunity

Article 5: Equality and Nondiscrimination

Article 9: Accessibility

Article 24: Education

Article 26: Habilitation and Rehabilitation

Article 27: Work and Employment

Fostering Employment in the Context of the CRPD

Article 32: International Cooperation