EMPLOYABILITY A RESOURCE GUIDE ON DISABILITY FOR EMPLOYERS IN ASIA AND THE PaCIFIC Debra A. Perry EDITOR Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 1 Copyright © International Labour Organization 2007 First published 2007 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to the ILO Publications (Rights and Permissions), International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email:[email protected] . The International Labour Office welcomes such applications. 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Catalogues or lists of new publications are available free of charge from the above address, or by email: [email protected] Visit our web site: www.ilo.org/abilityasia Printed in Thailand 2 CONTENTS 1 PREFACE 3 2 INTRODUCTION 5 What is the business case?....................................................................................5 About this resource manual...................................................................................6 3 PUBLICATIONS 7 Publications available and free of charge on the Internet..................................7 Publications free upon request............................................................................ 10 Priced publications...............................................................................................11 4 WEBSITES 13 Employers’ organizations.....................................................................................13 Information for employers...................................................................................13 General disability information.............................................................................14 General disability organizations..........................................................................14 International and regional organizations............................................................15 5 POLICY EXAMPLES 17 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry................................................18 American Telephone &Telegraph........................................................................24 British Broadcasting Corporation.......................................................................25 Employers’ Federation of Ceylon........................................................................33 International Labour Office..................................................................................38 Marriott International...........................................................................................44 Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities...............................................45 Nike: Statement on People with Disabilities......................................................46 Nike: Code Leadership Standard on Non-discrmination..................................52 Westpac Banking Corporation............................................................................53 6 GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES 59 CEI Plastics............................................................................................................60 Chang Shin............................................................................................................61 CJ Telenix..............................................................................................................63 Employers’ Federation of Ceylon........................................................................65 Jollibee Foods Corporation.................................................................................67 JW Marriott...........................................................................................................69 Kyobo Life Insurance............................................................................................71 Nanglo International.............................................................................................73 Panasonic............................................................................................................74 UBS AG.................................................................................................................75 1 7 ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES 77 Afghanistan.............................................................................................................78 Australia..................................................................................................................79 Bangladesh.............................................................................................................80 Cambodia...............................................................................................................82 China.......................................................................................................................84 Fiji............................................................................................................................85 Hong Kong SAR, China.........................................................................................85 India.........................................................................................................................87 Indonesia................................................................................................................90 Japan.......................................................................................................................91 Korea, Republic of..................................................................................................91 Lao PDR...................................................................................................................92 Macau SAR, China..................................................................................................92 Malaysia..................................................................................................................93 Mongolia.................................................................................................................95 Nepal.......................................................................................................................96 New Zealand...........................................................................................................96 Pakistan...................................................................................................................97 Philippines..............................................................................................................98 Samoa...................................................................................................................100 Singapore.............................................................................................................101 Sri Lanka................................................................................................................102 Taiwan, China........................................................................................................103 Thailand................................................................................................................103 Viet Nam...............................................................................................................105 8 GUIDELINES AND FaCT SHEETS 107 Hiring persons with disabilities...........................................................................108 Company disability policy guidelines and self-assessment checklist...............110