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Article 27
Work and employment
1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to work,
on an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to
gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work
environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities.
States Parties shall safeguard and promote the realization of the right to
work, including for those who acquire a disability during the course of employment,
by taking appropriate steps, including through legislation, to, inter alia:
(a) Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability with regard to all matters
concerning employment, including conditions of recruitment, hiring and employment,
continuance of employment, career advancement, and working conditions;
(b) Protect the rights of persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with
others, to just and favourable conditions of work, including equal opportunities
and equal remuneration for work of equal value, safe and healthy working conditions,
including protection from harassment, and the redressing of grievances;
(c) Ensure that persons with disabilities are able to exercise their labour
and trade union rights [on an equal basis with others and in accordance with
national laws of general application];
(d) Enable persons with disabilities to have effective access to general technical
and vocational guidance programmes, placement services and vocational and continuing
training;
(e) Promote employment opportunities and career advancement for persons with
disabilities in the labour market, as well as assistance in finding, obtaining
and maintaining and returning to employment;
(f) Promote opportunities for self-employment, entrepreneurship and starting
one’s own business;
(g) Employ persons with disabilities in the public sector;
(h) Promote the employment of persons with disabilities in the private sector
through appropriate policies and measures, which may include affirmative action
programmes, incentives and other measures;
(i) Ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided to persons with disabilities
in the workplace;
(j) Promote the acquisition by persons with disabilities of work experience
in the open labour market;
(k) Promote vocational and professional rehabilitation, job retention and return-to-work
programmes for persons with disabilities.
2. States Parties shall ensure that persons with disabilities are not held
in slavery or in servitude, and are protected, on an equal basis with others,
from forced or compulsory labour.