The standard f o r attaining equality i n all areas o f employment for
P W D s laid d o w n i n Article 2 7 o f the United Nations Convention o n t h e
Rights o f Persons with Disability.
State Parties t o the Cpnvention, like
t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , h a v e a g r e e d t o p u r s u e e q u a l i t y o f p e o p l e M?ith d i s a b i l i t i e s
i n all areias o f e m p l o y m e n t .
I
" S j t a t e s Parties
recognise
the right of persons
luith disabilities
to
luSrk, on an equal
basis
with others;
this includes
the right to \the
opportunity
to gain a living by work freely
chosen
or acc spted ii a
lahoiir
market
and work
enmronment
that is open,
incfisive
and
accessible
to persons
with disabilities."
The CRPD
then]says
that
St 2t0s Parties
will both safeguard
and promote
the realisation
of oiir
ri^ht to work, to include
people
who acquire
a disability
fiuring
the
coiirse
of employment,
by taking
appropriate
steps
thjat
inchi(^e
legislation.
It also says
States
Parties
shall pursue
a lumber
of
acditional
efforts
in relation
to people
with
disabilities
dujid
employment.
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"An
Tliis year, t h e Philippine Government h a s passed R A
t h e Positions
Reserved
f o r Persons
wD fi istahb i l i t y ,
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T h e M a f e ;, n a C a r t a f o r P e r s o n s w i t h D i s a b i l i t y " , w h i c h
a g eo nf cf ii cee s
least one percent (1%) o f all positions i n all government
b e reserved
f o r persons
with
d i s a b i l i Pt ry i, v a t e
o r c o r^ r a t i o n s
c o r p o r ai ii o n s w i t h m o r e t h a n o n e h u n d r e d ( 1 0 0 ) e m p l o y e e s al irk e w i s e
a t least o n e percent
( 1 % ) o f a il oln s p ofs o
i r
encou raged to reserve
persons w i t h disability.
2013, President
Benigno
S . Aquino
IIlj
signed
lE N o v e m b e r
Proclamlation
N o . 6 8 8 declaring
t h e period
o f 2013-2022: a s t h e
Philippipe Decade o f the Incheon Strategy t o "Make t h e Right Real" for
Persons w i t h Disabilities i n s u p p o r t o f t h e A s i a n a n d Pacific D e c a d e o f
o f a third decade o f persons
Persons with Disabilities. T h e observance
disability-inclusive
w i t h disabilities a i m s t o b u i l d o n t h e g a i n s t o w a r d s
develop nent
Tljie I n c h e o n S t r a t e g y p r o v i d e s
t h e A s i a n a n d Pacific region, a n d
t h e first s e t o f regionally
agreed
disability-inclusive
the
woild with
d e v ee ll o p i n e n t g o a l s . D e v e l o p e d o v e r m o r e t h a n t w o y e a r s o f c o n s u l t a t i o n s
a n d civil society stakeholders, t h e Incheon
Strategy
with governments
c o m pf r i s e s
10 goals, 2 7 targets a n d 6 2 indicators. T h e Incheon
Strategy
builds n the (Convention o n the Rights o f Persons w i t h Disabilities a n d
f o r Action a n d Biwako Plus
Five
t h e Biv^iako M i l l e n n i u m F r a m e w o r k
Society f o r Persons
t o w a r d a n Inclusive, Barrier-free a n d Rights-based
I twill enable t h e Asian a n d
w i t h Dibabilities i f i A s i a a n d t h e Pacific.
Pacific l e g i o n t q t r & c k p r o g r e s s t o w a r d s i m p r o v i n g t h e q u a l i t y o f life, a n d
with
t h e f u l f i l m e n t q f t h e r i g h t s , o f t h e r e g i o n ' s 650^ m i l l i o n p e r s o n s
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