Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) - Ecuador (Ratification: 1988)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its earlier comments. It notes with interest, in particular, the adoption of the Law on Disabled Persons, of 7 August 1992.

Article 5 of the Convention. In its previous comments the Committee asked the Government to describe the manner in which representative employers' and workers' organizations are consulted on the implementation of the policy on vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons. The Government refers in its reply to section 9(f) of the above-mentioned Law which provides that national organizations of disabled persons are represented at the Directorate of the National Council for Disabled Persons. The Committee notes, however, that the Law contains no provisions concerning consultations with representative organizations of employers and workers on the implementation of the said policy. It hopes that the Government will not fail to take appropriate measures in order to provide for such consultations, as required by this Article of the Convention, and asks the Government to supply, in its next report, information on any progress made in this regard.

Article 7. The Committee notes the provisions of section 6 of the Law on Disabled Persons, 1992, concerning measures of vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons aiming to further such persons' integration into society. It asks the Government to supply, in its future reports, information on implementation of this section of the Law of 1992 and on the arrangements made to give fuller effect, in practice, to the provisions of this Article, which stipulates that measures shall be taken with a view to providing and evaluating vocational guidance, vocational training, placement, employment and other related services to enable disabled persons to secure, retain and advance in employment.

Point V of the report form. Please supply statistics (when available), as well as extracts from reports, studies and inquiries, concerning the matters covered by the Convention (for example, with respect to particular areas or branches of activity or particular categories of disabled workers).