A/HRC/RES/22/3
Recalling also relevant conventions, declarations, recommendations and codes of
practice of the International Labour Organization,
Recognizing that progress has been made, yet deeply concerned that many persons
with disabilities in all regions continue to face significant obstacles in exercising their right
to work on an equal basis with others,
Emphasizing that the right to work is a key factor in ensuring the full and effective
participation and inclusion, as well as equality of opportunity, of persons with disabilities in
society,
Recognizing the need to build awareness among persons with disabilities, their
families, communities and all those working in education systems of the right of persons
with disabilities to work and to enjoy equal employment opportunities,
Recognizing also that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple,
aggravated or intersecting forms of discrimination, including in the context of realizing
their right to work on an equal basis with others,
Recognizing further the important role of the public and private sectors in employing
persons with disabilities and the need to raise awareness of all employers of the valuable
contribution that persons with disabilities can make in a diverse workplace,
Welcoming the decision of the General Assembly to hold a high-level meeting, on
23 September 2013, with the overarching theme “The way forward: a disability inclusive
development agenda towards 2015 and beyond”, in order to strengthen efforts to ensure
accessibility for and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of development, and
looking forward to the contribution that the outcome document thereon could make in
mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities in the post-2015 development agenda,
1.
Welcomes the fact that, to date, one hundred and fifty five States have signed
and one hundred and twenty eight States and one regional integration organization have
ratified or acceded to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and that
ninety one States have signed and seventy six States have ratified or acceded to the
Optional Protocol to the Convention, and calls upon those States and regional integration
organizations that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Convention and the Optional
Protocol to consider doing so as a matter of priority;
2.
Encourages States that have ratified the Convention and have submitted one
or more reservations to it to initiate a process to review regularly the effect and continued
relevance of such reservations, and to consider the possibility of withdrawing them;
3.
Welcomes the thematic study on the work and employment of persons with
disabilities prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights,1 and calls upon all stakeholders to consider the findings and recommendations of
the study;
4.
Calls upon States parties to ensure that persons with disabilities can
effectively and fully enjoy the right to work on an equal basis with others, including 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;
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A/HRC/22/25.