Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) - Sao Tome and Principe (Ratification: 1992)

The Committee notes the Government's first report. It would be grateful if the Government could provide, in its next report, additional information on the following points:

Article 3 of the Convention. In its report the Government indicates that disabled persons have access to training centres and to work centres. Please indicate how such centres are organized and how they operate, together with the categories of disabled persons which have access to them. In addition, please indicate any other measures taken or envisaged to promote employment opportunities for disabled persons on the free labour market.

Article 5. Please indicate according to which methods the representative organizations of employers and workers and the representative organizations of disabled persons are consulted on the implementation of the national vocational rehabilitation and employment policy for these persons, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

Article 7. Please indicate the services introduced to ensure vocational rehabilitation and employment for categories of disabled persons other than the children who are blind or suffer from poliomyelitis mentioned in the report.

Article 8. Please explain the measures taken or envisaged to promote the establishment and development of vocational rehabilitation and employment services for disabled persons in rural areas and isolated communities.

Article 9. Please indicate the measures taken to guarantee the training and availability of counsellors in respect of vocational rehabilitation and employment for disabled persons.

Point III of the report form. The Government refers to the different authorities which are entrusted with the application of laws and administrative regulations. Please indicate the apportionment of powers between each of these authorities and the methods by which this application is ensured.

Point V. Please provide information on the practical application of the Convention, in particular statistics and extracts from reports, studies or inquiries on the matters covered by the Convention (for example, as regards particular areas, sectors of activity or categories of disabled workers).