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ILO Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy (2020-23) - Final thematic evaluation

eval_number:

3657

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3657

location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

ILO Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy (2020-23) - Final thematic evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2023-12-14 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Conditions of work & equality

category:

Disability - disabled worker

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comments:

The Office recognizes that the success of the current Disability Inclusion Strategy (2020-2023) has depended on strong support from Senior Management and leadership from the Director-General. Going forward, ILO Senior Management will play a key role in shaping this new Strategy (2024-2027) and guiding its implementation. The Global Management Team (GMT) will include disability inclusion as a recurrent theme and will appoint a GMT member to chair an annual meeting of the ILO/UNDIS Indicator Custodians. Regional Directors will play a leading role, to ensure that the new Strategy addresses the disability inclusion needs of the field offices, including through setting regional disability inclusion targets and action plans. The Office has already established a strong working relationship with the Employee Resource Group (ERG) on Disability Inclusion and will explore ways to further support staff with disabilities and staff with dependents with disabilities, including through providing senior sponsorship to the ERG. Furthermore, the Office will make explicit reference to disability inclusion in substantive sections of the 2026-2027 Programme & Budget, as part of its commitment to promote the inclusion of all in the workplace and in the world of work. This will include references to an intersectional approach and a twin-track approach to disability inclusion.

action_plan:

This recommendation will be addressed within the framework of the new ILO Disability Inclusion Strategy (2024-2027).

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

GED

title:

1. Strengthen further the commitments from senior and middle management to disability inclusion. Potential options include: • Ensure there is target setting and action plans from commitments from senior leadership for Regional Offices and key departments, including Directors, HR officials and ILO Chiefs, Regional Administrative Services (CRAS), with a formal accountability mechanism developed to track implementation; • Have disability inclusion as a recurrent discussion item for the global management team. This will allow a regular stock-take of progress and may encourage competition between regions and departments to achieve more. • Identify a member of the global management team who can chair a meeting of the ILO UNDIS Custodians once a year to monitor progress and agree action plans. • Provide senior level sponsorship of the ERG to visible demonstrate commitment to organisational change toward greater disability inclusion. • Ensure there is a stronger statement about disability inclusion introduced in the opening section of the 2026-27 P&B.

project_symbols:

NO_DC_SYMBOL_76

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/17688

information_source:

Head Quarters

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