EDF Conference in Malta

Promoting equal opportunities to decent work

Work and employment have a huge impact in our lives and are linked to the ability to live independently and make our own choices in life. According to Eurostat, more than half of the population of persons with disabilities in the European Union (EU) are unemployed. In fact, experts who took part it our conference on 18 February 2017 in Malta stated that these Eurostat figures are too optimistic as many people with disabilities who are unemployed are totally invisible from the statistics. Women with disabilities even face a double discrimination both on the grounds of their gender and on the … Read more on the EDF website

Participants of the conference on inclusive employment