With the development of the world economy, economic integration and cooperation of various countries, the task arose to harmonize and generalize the labor relations that have developed in the national labor markets. The implementation of this task was undertaken by the International Labor Organization, which, in its conventions and recommendations, legally enshrined the norms of labor relations as part of international law. Conventions and recommendations of the ILO, after their ratification by the parliaments of many countries, have become an integral part of national labor law, which regulates certain aspects of the national labor market.

Let us consider the content of some of the main ILO conventions on the regulation of the labor market.

In 1919 on first session of the International Labor Organization adopted the Convention on the Limitation of Working Hours in Industrial Enterprises from 1921 to 8:00 a day, or 48 hours a week, but at that time it was not ratified by all states. Now in most developed countries of a market economy, an 8-hour working day is legally established, and in some countries - a 36-40-hour working week (for example, in France, as well as in the USA for enterprises of state importance).

Convention No. 2(October 29, 1919) "On Unemployment". Article 2 states that the state shall establish a system of free public employment offices under the control of the central authorities.

Convention No. 29(dated June 28, 1930) "On forced or compulsory labor." Article 1 states that the state undertakes to eliminate the use of forced or compulsory labor in all forms as soon as possible.

Convention No. 44(dated June 23, 1934) "On assistance to persons who are unemployed due to circumstances beyond their control." The Convention defines the concept of “appropriate (suitable) employment” and indicates a number of criteria: profession, place of residence, remuneration and other working conditions, non-involvement in labor disputes, personal circumstances of applicants.

Convention No. 87(dated July 9, 1948) "On freedom of association and the protection of the rights to organize." Article 2 states that workers and employers have the right to form organizations of their choice without prior authorization. The public authorities refrain from any interference in the activities of the association (art. 3).

Convention No. 88(dated July 9, 1948) "On the organization of the employment service." Article 1 states that the state maintains or maintains a free public employment service. The main duty of the service is to ensure the possible organization of the employment market as an integral part of the national program for achieving and maintaining full employment, development and use of productive forces.

Convention No. 96(dated July 1, 1949) "On paid employment bureaus". Article 2 states that the state provides for the gradual elimination of paid employment agencies that have commercial purposes.

Convention No. 102(dated June 28, 1952) "On the minimum standards of social security." Article 19 states that the State provides assistance to persons in case of unemployment.

Convention No. 122(dated July 9, 1964) "On Employment Policy". Article 1 states that the State shall pursue an active policy aimed at promoting full, productive and freely chosen employment with a view to stimulating economic growth and development, raising living standards, satisfying labor needs and eliminating unemployment. This policy takes into account the relationship between employment goals, other economic and social goals.

In 1970, the ILO adopted Convention 131 on the fixing of minimum wages with particular regard to developing countries.

Convention No. 142(dated June 23, 1975) "On Vocational Guidance and Training in the Field of Human Resource Development".

Convention No. 150, adopted in 1978, contains the main provisions on the regulation of labor issues, the role, function and organization of this regulation.

Convention No. 159(dated June 20, 1983) "On vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled people."

Convention No. 168(dated June 21, 1988) "On the Promotion of Employment and Protection against Unemployment". Article 2 states that the State shall endeavor to ensure that methods of assistance will encourage workers to seek employment and employers to offer productive employment.

International labor law is recognized in many countries, and conventions and recommendations play a significant role in regulating the labor market, adjusting the mechanism of its self-regulation and protecting wage labor.

Ukraine's participation in the activities of the ILO and the use of existing experience is extremely necessary and useful, especially during the period of economic reforms.

The Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine proclaims the priority of universally recognized norms of international law over the norms of domestic law. This provision of the Law of Ukraine "On the Validity of International Treaties on the Territory of Ukraine" is fixed, which states that international treaties adopted and duly ratified by Ukraine constitute an integral part of the national legislation of Ukraine and are used in the manner prescribed for the norms of national legislation.

At the moment (09.03.12) Ukraine has ratified 61 conventions of the ILO (International Labor Organization):

No. Name of convention

02 - Unemployment Convention 1919

11 - Convention of 1921 on the right of association in agriculture

14 - Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921

16 - Medical Examination of Young Persons on Board Ships Convention, 1921

23 - Repatriation of Seafarers Convention, 1926

27 - Convention of 1921 concerning the indication of the weight of goods carried in ships

29 - Forced Labor Convention, 1930

32 - The Protection of Dockers against Accidental Accidents Convention (Revised), 1932

45 - Underground Labor Convention, 1935

47 - Forty Hours Week Convention, 1935

69 - Certification of Certificates of Qualification for Ship's Cooks Convention, 1946

73 - Medical Examination of Seafarers Convention, 1946

77 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1946

78 - Medical Examination of Young Persons in Non-Industrial Occupations Convention, 1946

79 - Night Work of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946

81 - Labor Inspection Convention, 1947 [and Protocol, 1995]

87 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, 1948

90 - Night Work (Industrial) Convention (Revised), 1948

92 - Accommodation Convention (Revised), 1949

95 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949

98 - Right to Organize and Collectively Bargain Convention, 1949

100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951

103 - Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952

105 - Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, 1957

106 - Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957

108 - Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958

111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958

113 - Medical Examination of Fishers Convention, 1959

115 - Radiation Protection Convention, 1960

116 - 1961 Convention on the Revision of the Final Articles

119 - Protective Equipment Convention, 1963

120 - Hygiene in Commerce and Offices Convention, 1964

122 - Employment Policy Convention, 1964

124 - Medical Examination of Young Persons for Underground Work Convention, 1965

126 - Fishermen's Accommodation Convention, 1966

129 - Labor Inspection (Agricultural) Convention, 1969

131 - Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970

132 - Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970

133 - Accommodation (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970

135 - Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971

138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973

139 - Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974

140 - Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974

142 - Human Resources Development Convention, 1975

144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labor Standards) Convention, 1976

147 - Merchant Marine (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 [and Protocol, 1996]

149 - Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977

150 - Labor Administration Convention, 1978

153 - Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1979

154 - Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981

155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981

156 - Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981

158 - Termination of Employment Convention, 1982

159 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Convention, 1983

160 - Labor Statistics Convention, 1985

161 - Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985

173 - Convention for the Protection of Workers' Claims in the Event of the Insolvency of their Employer, 1992

174 - Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, 1993

176 - Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995

182 - Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention, 1999

184 - Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001

CONVENTION No. 159
on vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled people*

Ratified
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
dated March 29, 1988 N 8694-XI

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Taking note of the existing international standards contained in the 1955 Recommendation on the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities and the 1975 Recommendation on the Development of Human Resources,

Noting that since the adoption of the 1955 Recommendation concerning the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the coverage and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the legislation and practice of many Member States on matters within the scope of the said Recommendation,

Considering that these developments have made it worthwhile to adopt new international standards on the subject, which would take particular account of the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities, both in rural and urban areas, in employment and social inclusion,

Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international convention,

Adopts on 20 June 1983 the following convention, which shall be cited as the 1983 Convention concerning the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities.

Section I. Definitions and Scope

Article 1

1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "disabled person" means a person whose ability to obtain, maintain suitable employment and advance in career is significantly reduced by reason of a properly documented physical or mental defect.

2. For the purposes of this Convention, each Member State shall consider the objective of vocational rehabilitation to be to enable a person with a disability to obtain, maintain suitable employment and advance in career, thereby facilitating his social integration or reintegration.

3. The provisions of this Convention shall be applied by each Member State by means of measures which are in accordance with national conditions and are not contrary to national practice.

4. The provisions of this Convention apply to all categories of persons with disabilities.

Section II. Vocational rehabilitation principle and policy
employment for the disabled

Article 2

Each Member State, in accordance with national conditions, practices and capacities, develops, implements and periodically reviews a national policy on the vocational rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities.

Article 3

This policy aims to ensure that appropriate vocational rehabilitation measures are extended to all categories of persons with disabilities, as well as to promote employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in the free labor market.

Article 4

This policy is based on the principle of equality of opportunity for persons with disabilities and workers in general. Equality of treatment and opportunities for working men and women with disabilities is respected. Special positive measures aimed at ensuring genuine equality of treatment and opportunity for persons with disabilities and other workers are not considered to discriminate against other workers.

Article 5

Consultations are being held with representative organizations of employers and workers on the implementation of this policy, including measures to be taken to promote cooperation and coordination between public and private bodies involved in vocational rehabilitation. Consultations are also held with representative organizations of persons with disabilities and for persons with disabilities.

Section III. Measures at the national level to develop services
vocational rehabilitation and employment of the disabled

Article 6

Each Member shall, by laws or regulations or by any other method appropriate to national conditions and practice, take such measures as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Convention.

Article 7

The competent authorities shall take steps to organize and evaluate vocational guidance, vocational training, employment, employment and other related services so that persons with disabilities may be able to obtain, retain employment and advancement; existing services for workers in general are used where possible and appropriate, with necessary adaptations.

Article 8

Measures are being taken to promote the creation and development of vocational rehabilitation and employment services for the disabled in rural areas and in remote areas.

Article 9

Each Member State shall aim to ensure the training and availability of rehabilitation counselors and other suitably qualified personnel responsible for the vocational guidance, vocational training, employment and employment of persons with disabilities.

Section IV. Final provisions

Article 10

Official instruments of ratification of this Convention shall be sent to the Director General of the International Labor Office for registration.

Article 11

1. This Convention shall be binding only on those Members of the International Labor Organization whose instruments of ratification have been registered by the Director-General.

2. It shall enter into force twelve months after the date of registration by the Director-General of the instruments of ratification of two Members of the Organization.

3. Subsequently, this Convention shall enter into force for each Member State of the Organization twelve months after the date of registration of its instrument of ratification.

Article 12

1. Each Member which has ratified this Convention may, after ten years from the date of its original entry into force, denounce it by a declaration of denunciation addressed to the Director General of the International Labor Office for registration. The denunciation will take effect one year after the date of its registration.

2. For each Member of the Organization which has ratified this Convention and, within one year after the expiration of the ten years referred to in the preceding paragraph, has not exercised the right of denunciation provided for in this Article, the Convention shall remain in force for another ten years and may subsequently denounce it at expiration of each decade in the manner provided for in this article.

Article 13

1. The Director General of the International Labor Office shall notify all Members of the International Labor Organization of the registration of all instruments of ratification and denunciation addressed to him by Members of the Organization.

2. When notifying the Members of the Organization of the registration of the second instrument of ratification which he has received, the Director-General shall draw their attention to the date of entry into force of this Convention.

Article 14

The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, the full details of all instruments of ratification and denunciation registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Articles.

Article 15

Whenever the Governing Body of the International Labor Office considers it necessary, it shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and shall consider the advisability of including in the agenda of the Conference the question of its complete or partial revision.

Article 16

1. If the Conference adopts a new convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, and unless otherwise provided in the new convention, then:

a) the ratification by any Member of the Organization of a new revising convention shall automatically, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, immediately denounce this Convention, provided that the new revising convention has entered into force;

b) from the date of entry into force of the new, revising Convention, this Convention is closed for ratification by the Members of the Organization.

2. This Convention shall in any case remain in force in form and substance for those Members of the Organization which have ratified it but have not ratified the Revising Convention.

The English and French texts of this Convention shall be equally authentic.

The text of the document is verified by:
"Conventions and Recommendations of the ILO"
v.2, Geneva, 1991

Recommendation on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities


The General Conference of the International Labor Organization, convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office and meeting on 1 June 1983 in its 69th session,

Taking note of the existing international standards contained in the 1955 Recommendation on the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities,

Noting that since the adoption of the 1955 Recommendation concerning the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the scope and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the law and practice of many Member States on matters falling within the scope of the said Recommendation,

Considering that 1981 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Persons with Disabilities under the slogan "Full Participation and Equality", and that a comprehensive World Program of Action for Persons with Disabilities should take effective measures at the international and national levels to realize the goals of "full participation" of persons with disabilities in social life and development, as well as "equality",

Considering that these developments have made it appropriate to adopt new international standards on the subject, which would take particular account of the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities, both rural and urban, in employment and social inclusion,

Deciding to adopt a number of proposals for vocational rehabilitation, which is item 4 of the agenda of the session,

Having decided that these proposals should take the form of a Recommendation supplementing the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Convention, 1983, and the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1955,

Adopts, on 20 June 1983, the following Recommendation, which shall be called the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1983.

I. Definitions and scope

1. Member States, in applying the provisions of this Recommendation, as well as the 1955 Recommendation concerning the Retraining of Disabled Persons, the term "disabled" should be considered as a definition that covers persons whose opportunities to obtain and maintain suitable employment and promotion are significantly limited due to adequate a confirmed physical or mental defect.

2. Member States, in applying this Recommendation, as well as the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1955, should consider the purpose of vocational rehabilitation, as defined in the latter Recommendation, to be to ensure that persons with disabilities are able to obtain and retain suitable employment and advancement, thereby promoting their social integration or reintegration.

4. Measures for vocational rehabilitation should apply to all categories of disabled people.

5. When planning and providing services in the field of vocational rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities, as far as possible, use and adapt for persons with disabilities existing vocational guidance, vocational training, employment, employment and related services for workers in general.

6. Vocational rehabilitation should start as early as possible. To this end, health systems and other bodies responsible for medical and social rehabilitation should cooperate regularly with bodies responsible for vocational rehabilitation.

II. Vocational rehabilitation and employment opportunities for the disabled

7. Workers with disabilities should enjoy equality of opportunity and treatment to ensure the reality of getting a job, keeping it and promotion, which, where possible, corresponds to their personal choice and individual suitability for it.

8. When organizing vocational rehabilitation and assisting persons with disabilities in finding employment, the principle of equal treatment and opportunities for working men and women should be observed.

9. Special positive measures aimed at ensuring genuine equality of treatment and opportunity for persons with disabilities and other workers should not be considered as discriminatory against other workers.

10. Measures should be taken to promote the employment of persons with disabilities, consistent with the employment and wage standards that apply to workers in general.

11. Such measures, in addition to those listed in Section VII of the 1955 Recommendation concerning the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities, should include:

a) appropriate measures to create employment opportunities in the free labor market, including financial incentives for entrepreneurs to encourage their activities in the organization of vocational training and subsequent employment of persons with disabilities, as well as the reasonable adaptation of workplaces, work operations, tools, equipment and work organization, to facilitate such training and employment for persons with disabilities;

b) provision by the government of appropriate assistance in the creation of various types of specialized enterprises for disabled people who do not have a real opportunity to get a job in non-specialized enterprises;

c) encouragement of co-operation between specialized and production workshops in matters of organization and management in order to improve the employment situation of disabled persons working for them and, if possible, to help prepare them for work under normal conditions;

d) provision by the government of appropriate assistance to vocational training, vocational guidance, specialized enterprises and the employment of persons with disabilities, run by non-governmental organizations;

e) promoting the establishment and development of cooperatives by and for disabled persons, in which, if appropriate, workers as a whole may participate;

(e) Provision by the government of appropriate assistance in the establishment and development by and for the disabled (and, if appropriate, of workers in general) of small industrial enterprises, cooperatives and other types of industrial workshops, provided that such workshops meet established minimum standards;

g) elimination, if necessary in stages, of natural, communication and architectural barriers and obstacles that impede passage, access and free movement in premises intended for vocational training and work of disabled people; relevant regulations in new public buildings and equipment should be taken into account;

h) where it is possible and appropriate, to promote the development of means of transport that meet the needs of persons with disabilities, delivering them to and from places of rehabilitation and work;

i) encouraging the dissemination of information on examples of actual and successful labor integration of persons with disabilities;

k) exemption from internal taxes or any other internal charges imposed on import or subsequently on certain goods, educational materials and equipment necessary for rehabilitation centers, industrial workshops, entrepreneurs and persons with disabilities, as well as certain devices and apparatus necessary to assist persons with disabilities in getting and keeping a job;

k) provision of part-time employment and other measures in the field of labor in accordance with the individual characteristics of persons with disabilities who at present, and also sometime in the future, will practically not be able to get a full-time job;

l) conducting research and the possible application of its results to various types of disabilities in order to promote the participation of persons with disabilities in normal working life;

m) Provision by the government of appropriate assistance to eliminate the potential for exploitation within the framework of vocational training and specialized enterprises and to facilitate the transition to a free labor market.

12. When developing programs for the labor and social integration or reintegration of persons with disabilities, all forms of vocational training should be taken into account; they should include, where necessary and appropriate, vocational training and education, modular training, home rehabilitation, literacy and other areas related to vocational rehabilitation.

13. In order to ensure normal labor and therefore social integration or reintegration of persons with disabilities, special assistance measures, including the provision of accommodations, apparatus and other personalized services, enabling persons with disabilities to obtain and retain suitable jobs and advance in their careers, must also be taken into account. .

14. It is necessary to monitor measures for the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in order to evaluate the results of such measures.

III. Holding events at the local level

15. In both urban and rural areas and in remote areas, vocational rehabilitation services should be established and operated with the fullest possible participation of the public, especially representatives of employers' organizations, workers' organizations and organizations of persons with disabilities.

16. Activities for the organization of vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities at the local level should be promoted through carefully designed public information measures in order to:

a) informing persons with disabilities and, if necessary, their families about their rights and opportunities in the field of employment;

b) overcoming prejudices, misinformation and negative attitudes towards the employment of persons with disabilities and their social integration or reintegration.

17. Local leaders or local groups, including persons with disabilities themselves and their organizations, should work with health, welfare, education, labor and other relevant government agencies to identify the needs of persons with disabilities in the area and ensure that persons with disabilities, whenever possible, took part in community activities and services.

18. Vocational rehabilitation and employment services for the disabled should be an integral part of the development of the area and receive financial, material and technical assistance as necessary.

19. Recognition should be given to voluntary organizations that have proven themselves best in providing vocational rehabilitation services and in providing employment and social integration or reintegration opportunities for persons with disabilities.

IV. Vocational rehabilitation in rural areas

20. Special measures should be taken to ensure that vocational rehabilitation services are provided to persons with disabilities in rural and remote areas at the same level and under the same conditions as in urban areas. The development of such services should be an integral part of the national rural development policy.

21. To this end, it is necessary, where appropriate, to take steps to:

(a) Designate existing vocational rehabilitation services in rural areas or, if they do not exist, designate vocational rehabilitation services in urban areas as training centers for rural areas of the rehabilitation system;

b) establish mobile vocational rehabilitation services that serve disabled people in rural areas and serve as centers for disseminating information about vocational training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities in rural areas;

c) train employees of rural and local development programs in the methodology of vocational rehabilitation;

d) to provide loans, grants or tools and materials to help people with disabilities in rural areas establish and manage cooperatives or independently engage in crafts, artisanal or agricultural or other activities;

e) include assistance to persons with disabilities in ongoing or planned general rural development activities;

f) assist persons with disabilities to ensure that their housing is at a reasonable distance from the place of work.

V. Staff training

22. In addition to specially trained counselors and vocational rehabilitation specialists, all other persons involved in the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and the development of employment opportunities should receive vocational training or orientation in rehabilitation.

23. Persons involved in vocational guidance, vocational training and employment of workers in general should have the necessary knowledge of physical and mental disabilities and their limiting effects, as well as information about existing support services, in order to facilitate the active economic and social integration of persons with disabilities. These individuals must be given the opportunity to bring their knowledge up to date with the new demands of the times and to gain experience in these areas.

24. The training, qualifications and remuneration of labor of personnel engaged in vocational rehabilitation and training of disabled people must correspond to the training, qualifications and remuneration of labor of persons engaged in general vocational training and performing similar tasks and duties; career advancement opportunities should match the capabilities of both groups of professionals, and the transition of personnel from the vocational rehabilitation system to the general vocational training system and vice versa should be encouraged.

25. Personnel in the vocational rehabilitation system of specialized and industrial enterprises should receive, as part of their general training and as necessary, training in production management, production technology and marketing.

26. Where sufficient numbers of fully trained rehabilitation staff are not available, arrangements should be made for the recruitment and training of vocational rehabilitation assistants and support staff. These assistants and support staff should not be permanently used in place of fully trained professionals. To the extent possible, further training of these staff should be provided to ensure that they are fully included in the training staff.

27. Where necessary, the establishment of regional and subregional training centers for vocational rehabilitation should be encouraged.

28. Persons involved in vocational guidance and training, employment and work assistance for persons with disabilities should be adequately trained and experienced to identify motivational problems and difficulties that persons with disabilities may experience and, within their competence, to take into account the resulting needs.

29. Where necessary, measures should be taken to encourage persons with disabilities to study in vocational rehabilitation professions and to assist them in obtaining employment in this field.

30. Persons with disabilities and their organizations should be consulted on the development, implementation and evaluation of training programs for the vocational rehabilitation system.

VI. Contribution of employers' and workers' organizations to the development of vocational rehabilitation services

31. Employers' and workers' organizations should pursue a policy of promoting vocational training and providing suitable employment for persons with disabilities on a basis of equality with other workers.

32. Employers' and workers' organizations, together with persons with disabilities and their organizations, should be able to contribute to the development of policies relating to the organization and development of vocational rehabilitation services, as well as to research and legislative proposals in this field.

33. Where possible and appropriate, representatives of employers' organizations, workers' organizations and organizations of persons with disabilities should be included on the boards and committees of vocational rehabilitation and vocational training centers used by persons with disabilities, which decide on general and technical issues in order to ensure that programs are vocational rehabilitation needs of various sectors of the economy.

34. Where possible and appropriate, employers' and workers' representatives in an undertaking should cooperate with relevant professionals in considering opportunities for vocational rehabilitation and redistribution of work for persons with disabilities employed in the undertaking and the provision of employment for other persons with disabilities.

35. Where possible and appropriate, enterprises should be encouraged to establish or maintain, in close cooperation with local and other rehabilitation services, their own vocational rehabilitation services, including various types of specialized enterprises.

36. Where possible and appropriate, employers' organizations should take steps to:

(a) advise its members on vocational rehabilitation services that may be provided to disabled workers;

b) cooperate with authorities and institutions that promote the active labor reintegration of persons with disabilities, informing them, for example, about working conditions and professional requirements that must satisfy persons with disabilities;

c) to advise its members on changes that may be made for workers with disabilities in the main duties or requirements for the respective types of work;

d) to encourage its members to study the possible consequences of reorganizing the methods of production so that they do not lead to the inadvertent loss of work for disabled people.

37. Where possible and appropriate, workers' organizations should take steps to:

a) to promote the participation of workers with disabilities in discussions directly at the place of work and in the councils of the enterprise or in any other body representing workers;

b) propose guidelines for the vocational rehabilitation and protection of workers who have become disabled as a result of illness or an accident at work or at home, and include such principles in collective agreements, rules, arbitration awards or other relevant acts;

c) to advise on activities carried out in the workplace and concerning disabled workers, including on the adaptation of labor knowledge, special organization of work, determination of professional suitability and employment and the establishment of performance standards;

d) raise the problems of vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled people at trade union meetings and inform their members through publications and seminars about the problems and opportunities of vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled people.

VII. Contribution of persons with disabilities and their organizations to the development of vocational rehabilitation services

38. In addition to the participation of persons with disabilities, their representatives and organizations in rehabilitation activities referred to in paragraphs 15, 17, 30, 32 and 33 of this Recommendation, measures to involve persons with disabilities and their organizations in the development of vocational rehabilitation services should include:

(a) Encouraging the participation of persons with disabilities and their organizations in the development of activities at the local level aimed at the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in order to promote their employment or their social integration or reintegration;

b) Provision by the government of appropriate support for the development of organizations of persons with disabilities and for persons with disabilities and their participation in vocational rehabilitation and employment services, including support for the provision of training programs for persons with disabilities in the field of their social self-assertion;

c) Provision by the Government of appropriate support to these organizations in the implementation of public education programs aimed at creating a positive image of the abilities of persons with disabilities.

VIII. Vocational rehabilitation within social security systems

39. In applying the provisions of this Recommendation, Members should also be guided by the provisions of article 35 of the Social Security Minimum Standards Convention, 1952, the provisions of article 26 of the 1964 Convention on Benefits in Cases of Occupational Injuries, and the provisions of article 13 of the 1967 Convention on Benefits for Disabled Persons, old age and in case of loss of a breadwinner, insofar as they are not bound by the obligations arising from the ratification of these acts.

40. Where possible and appropriate, social security systems should provide for or facilitate the establishment, development and financing of vocational training, employment and employment programs (including employment in specialized enterprises) and vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities, including rehabilitation counselling.

41. These systems should also include incentives for persons with disabilities to seek employment and measures to facilitate their gradual transition to the free labor market.

IX. Coordination

42. Measures should be taken to ensure, as far as practicable, that vocational rehabilitation policies and programs are coordinated with social and economic development policies and programs (including research and advanced technology) that affect labor management, overall employment, employment promotion, vocational training, social inclusion, social security, cooperatives, rural development, small industry and handicrafts, occupational safety and health, the adaptation of methods and organization of work to the needs of the individual and the improvement of working conditions.


The text of the document is verified by:
"Vocational Rehabilitation
and ensuring the employment of persons with disabilities,
N 2, 1995

    Convention No. 11 "On the right to organize and unite workers in agriculture" (1921).

    Convention No. 13 "On the use of white lead in painting" (1921).

    Convention No. 14 "On weekly rest in industrial enterprises" (1921).

    Convention No. 16 "On Compulsory Medical Examination of Children and Young Persons Employed on Board Ships" (1921).

    Convention No. 23 on the Repatriation of Seafarers (1926).

    Convention No. 27 "On the indication of the weight of heavy goods carried on ships" (1929).

    Convention No. 29 on Forced or Compulsory Labor (1930).

    Convention No. 32 "On the protection against accidents of workers engaged in the loading or unloading of ships" (1932).

    Convention No. 42 on Compensation for Workers in Case of Occupational Diseases (1934).

    Convention No. 45 "On the employment of women in underground work in mines" (1935).

    Convention No. 47 on the Reduction of Working Hours to Forty Hours a Week (1935).

    Convention No. 52 "On annual holidays with pay" (1936).

    Convention No. 69 "On the issuance of certificates of qualification to ship's cooks" (1946).

    Convention No. 73 on the Medical Examination of Seafarers (1946).

    Convention No. 77 "On the Medical Examination of Children and Adolescents for the Purpose of Determining Their Fitness for Employment in Industry" (1946).

    Convention No. 78 "On Medical Examination of Children and Adolescents for the Purpose of Determining Their Fitness for Work in Non-Industrial Works" (1946).

    Convention No. 79 "On the Medical Examination of Children and Adolescents for the Purpose of Determining Their Fitness for Work" (1946).

    Convention No. 81 on Labor Inspection in Industry and Commerce (1947).

    Protocol to Convention No. 81 (1995).

    Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Rights to Organize (1948).

    Convention No. 90 on Night Work of Young Persons in Industry (revised 1949).

    Convention No. 92 on Accommodation for Crews on Board Ships (revised 1949).

    Convention No. 95 on the Protection of Wages (1949).

    Convention No. 98 on the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organize and Collectively Bargain (1949).

    Convention No. 100 on Equal Remuneration for Men and Women for Work of Equal Value (1951).

    Convention No. 102 on Minimum Standards for Social Security (1952).

    Maternity Protection Convention No. 103 (1952).

    Convention No. 105 on the Abolition of Forced Labor (1957).

    Convention No. 106 on Weekly Rest in Commerce and Offices (1957).

    Convention No. 108 Concerning the National Identity Card of Seafarers (1958).

    Convention No. 113 on the Medical Examination of Seafarers (1959).

    Convention No. 115 "On the Protection of Workers against Ionizing Radiation" (1960).

    Convention No. 116 on the Partial Revision of Conventions (1961).

    Convention No. 117 "On the basic norms and objectives of social policy" (1962).

    Convention No. 119 on the Fitting of Machinery with Protective Devices (1963).

    Convention No. 120 on Hygiene in Commerce and Offices (1964).

    Convention No. 122 on Employment Policy (1964).

    Convention No. 124 "On Medical Examination of Young Persons for the Purpose of Determining Their Suitability for Underground Work in Mines and Mines" (1965).

    Convention No. 126 on Accommodation for Crew on Board Fishing Vessels (1966).

    Convention No. 131 on the Fixing of Minimum Wages with Particular Consideration for Developing Countries (1970).

    Convention No. 133 on accommodation for crew on board ships. Additional Provisions (1970).

    Convention No. 134 “On the Prevention of Occupational Accidents among Seafarers” (1970).

    Convention No. 140 on Paid Educational Leaves (1974).

    Convention No. 142 on Vocational Guidance and Training in the Field of Human Resources Development (1975).

    Convention No. 148 "On the Protection of Workers against Occupational Risks Caused by Air Pollution, Noise, Vibration at Workplaces" (1977).

    Convention No. 149 "On the Employment and Conditions of Work and Life of Nursing Personnel" (1977).

    Labor Administration Convention No. 150 (1978).

    Convention No. 154 on the Facilitation of Collective Bargaining (1981).

    Convention No. 155 on Safety and Health at Work (1981).

    Convention No. 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities (1981).

    Convention No. 157 "On the establishment of an international system for the maintenance of rights in the field of social security" (1982).

    Convention No. 158 "On the Termination of Employment Relations at the Initiative of the Employer" (1982).

    Convention No. 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (1983).

    Convention No. 160 on Labor Statistics (1985).

    Convention No. 162 "On the protection of labor when using asbestos" (1986).

    Convention No. 166 on the Repatriation of Seafarers (1987).

    Convention No. 168 on the Promotion of Employment and Protection against Unemployment (1988).

    Convention No. 173 "On the Protection of the Claims of Workers in the Event of the Insolvency of the Employer" (1992).

    Convention No. 174 on the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents (1993).

    Convention No. 175 on Part-time Work (1994).

    Convention No. 178 On the Inspection of the Working and Living Conditions of Seafarers (1996).

    Convention No. 179 on the Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers (1996).

    Convention No. 181 on Private Employment Agencies (1997).

The ongoing process of ratification of ILO Conventions is of fundamental importance for the formation of labor legislation that meets international standards. Russia is characterized by an accelerated process of the formation of new social and labor relations and the creation of appropriate labor legislation (in Western European countries, labor legislation was created over several decades).

As part of the implementation of the General Agreement between all-Russian associations of trade unions, all-Russian associations of employers and the Government of the Russian Federation for 2006-2009. invited to ratify the following conventions.

    No. 42 "On compensation to workers in case of occupational diseases" (1934).

    No. 97 "On Migrant Workers" (1949).

    No. 102 "On the minimum standards of social security" (1952).

    No. 117 "On the main goals and norms of social policy" (1962).

    No. 131 on the Fixing of Minimum Wages with Special Consideration for Developing Countries (1970).

    No. 140 "On Paid Study Leave" (1974).

    No. 143 "On Abuses in the Field of Migration and on Ensuring Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Migrant Workers" (1975).

    No. 154 on the Promotion of Collective Bargaining (1981).

    No. 157 "On the establishment of an international system for the preservation of rights in the field of social security" (1982).

    No. 158 "On the termination of labor relations at the initiative of the entrepreneur" (1982).

    No. 166 "On the repatriation of seafarers" (1987).

    No. 168 on the Promotion of Employment and Protection from Unemployment (1988).

    No. 173 "On the protection of the claims of workers in the event of the insolvency of the entrepreneur" (1992).

    No. 174 "On the prevention of major industrial accidents" (1993).

    No. 175 "On part-time work" (1994).

    No. 178 "On the inspection of working and living conditions of seafarers" (1996).

    No. 184 "On safety and health in agriculture" (2001).

The General Conference of the International Labor Organization, convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office and meeting on 1 June 1983 in its 69th session,
Taking note of the existing international standards contained in the 1955 Recommendation on the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities and the 1975 Recommendation on the Development of Human Resources,
Noting that since the adoption of the 1955 Recommendation concerning the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the coverage and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the legislation and practice of many Member States on matters within the scope of the said Recommendation,
Considering that 1981 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Persons with Disabilities under the slogan "Full Participation and Equality", and that a comprehensive World Program of Action for Persons with Disabilities should take effective measures at the international and national levels to realize the goals of "full participation" of persons with disabilities in social life and development, as well as "equality",
Considering that these developments have made it worthwhile to adopt new international standards on the subject, which would take particular account of the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities, both in rural and urban areas, in employment and social inclusion,

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