Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

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

Article 5 of the Convention.  The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report. The Government states that the National Council on the Disabled (CONADIS) has direct contacts with employers in various branches of activity, and that the General Regulations of the Law on the Disabled (Executive Decree No. 1437/94) require tripartite consultation. However, the Committee notes that section 3 specifies cooperation with private foundations to avoid duplication of services and section 19 specifies cooperation with NGOs, but the Regulations do not appear to require cooperation with employers’ and workers’ organizations. Please indicate what other provisions exist to ensure consultation with workers’ and employers’ organizations on the implementation of rehabilitation and employment policies for persons with disabilities.

Article 7.  The Committee notes that section 62 of the Regulations states that vocational training and education are to conform to the provisions of Convention No. 159. Please provide further information on the specific programmes available for vocational guidance and training to persons with disabilities, and if recipients must pay fees for these services.

Part V of the report form.  The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not contain any indicators of the application of the Convention. It requests such information if available, or information on the measures taken or envisaged to develop a database to enable the Government to better assess the effectiveness of its policies and programmes.