Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) - El Salvador (Ratification: 1986)

The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government in the report received in September 2005, which contains a description of the activities undertaken to give effect to the Act of 2000 for the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities and the initiatives taken by the El Salvador Institute for the Rehabilitation of Invalids and the National Council for the Integral Care of Persons with Disabilities. In reply to its previous comment, the Government also provides statistical data on the vocational integration of persons with disabilities, with very detailed data for each department and indicators disaggregated by gender, occupational category and income. The Committee notes with interest the progress achieved and requests the Government to continue providing information in future reports on the results achieved by public policies and private initiatives designed to achieve the integration of persons with disabilities into the labour market.