ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2025/TP.2
Country: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Kingdom of Morocco, Republic of Tunisia
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development
Focus Area: Inclusive development, Future of employment
Initiatives: Reducing inequalities, Job creation, Arab-European Research Network on Disability , Arab Digital Inclusion Platform, Including persons with disabilities in the labour market, Enhancing integrated national development planning, Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities
SDGs: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Keywords: Accessibility, Capacity building, Case studies, Laws and regulations, Disability statistics, Empowerment, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Persons with disabilities, Recommendations, Surveys, Tunisia, Technical cooperation
Inclusive Employment in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia: reality and challenges
March 2025
The present study analyses the causes of the weak inclusion and economic empowerment of persons with disabilities. Through a survey targeting persons with disabilities and based on a comparative analysis method, this study seeks to explore the views of persons with disabilities about the challenges they face in the field of work.
It also aims to identify the causes of such challenges and their relation to the existing gap in legislation and policies, and to pinpoint discriminatory behaviours in institutional practices resulting from poor awareness and lack of knowledge of laws and rights in general.
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The present study analyses the causes of the weak inclusion and economic empowerment of persons with disabilities. Through a survey targeting persons with disabilities and based on a comparative analysis method, this study seeks to explore the views of persons with disabilities about the challenges they face in the field of work.
It also aims to identify the causes of such challenges and their relation to the existing gap in legislation and policies, and to pinpoint discriminatory behaviours in institutional practices resulting from poor awareness and lack of knowledge of laws and rights in general.
