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Zambia: The Persons with Disabilities Act 2012

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Zambia: The Persons with Disabilities Act 2012
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English

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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skpGov
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governments
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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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skpPeoDis
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people-with-disabilities
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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work. 

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skpNatPol
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Publication Date:
20 Sep 2013
The Persons with Disabilities Act, 2012, aims to domesticate and implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities while repealing the 1996 Persons with Disabilities Act. Part 5, Protection and Promotion of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, addresses the issue of equal access to employment and training opportunities of disabled persons.
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Economic and social rights

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economic-and-social-rights
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264

Inclusion

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inclusion
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665

People with disabilities

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people-with-disabilities
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323

Vocational training

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vocational-training
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124
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Africa

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