TECHNICAL MEETING

Inclusive Social protection for persons with disabilities

Organised by International Labour Office

and

International Disability Alliance

ILO headquarter, Geneva 11-12 April 2016

 

Introduction

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in cooperation with the International Disability Alliance and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are hosting an expert meeting on disability inclusive social protection to be held in the ILO Headquarters on 11 April 2016 and the morning of 12 April 2016.

The objective of this meeting is to contribute to the production of a guidance document on how to make social protection schemes – and systems – disability-inclusive. There are a good number of initiatives to reform social protection schemes in low and middle income countries and it seems important to ensure that, as much as possible, these initiatives include persons with disabilities and in such a way that their participation in society is promoted, in full compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In addition, many countries are building nationally-defined social protection floors as fundamental element of their social protection systems, which should be fully inclusive for persons with disabilities.

A draft guidance document has be produced drawing from the conclusions of the two expert meetings held in 2015, the report to the UN General Assembly of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with disabilities as well as other tools and publications.

The sessions of the workshop will be organized following the structure of the draft guidance document.  Key questions will be prepared for each of this session to guide the discussion.

 

Monday, 11 April 2016

9:00-9:30 Opening session. Welcome by ILO, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and International Disability Alliance

9:30-10:00 Roundtable presentation of all participants and Introduction to the objectives of the meeting

10:00-10:45 Update on most recent global and national developments

10:45-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:30 Presentation of the draft guidance document, by Daniel Mont

11:30-12:30 First general discussion on draft guidance document: its objectives, scope, intended use

12:30-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-15:15 Thematic session: Making mainstream social protection programmes inclusive

15:15-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-17:00 Thematic session: Developing social protection programmes that are specific for people with disabilities

17:00 Wrap up of Day 1

 

Tuesday 12 April 2016

9:00-10:30 Thematic session:  Eligibility determination

10:30-10:45 Coffee break

10:45-11:45 Final general discussion on the enabling factors (funding, data, legislation)

11:45-12:30 Closing session. Next steps with a particular focus on how to influence current mainstream social protection processes.