Self-employment can reflect a lack of options
The ILO’s account of the findings reported a growing share of self-employment among workers with disabilities between 2017 and 2020. Co-author Tendy Gunawan interpreted this as evidence that some people had to create their own work because other jobs were hard to obtain. A business activity was therefore not automatically a sign of access to suitable employment. [3]
Education and employment support belong together
The report recommended better access to secondary and higher education, skills development and programmes directed at women with disabilities. It also called for consistent definitions and measurement, attention to online work, and organisations that could connect employers with disabled jobseekers. [2][3]
Public bodies and disability organisations join the discussion
The launch programme brought together the commission, the labour ministry and employers. It also listed Muhammad Hilal Huda Fadhlullah from Roemah Difabel Semarang in the panel discussion. This connected the research with organisations working on disability inclusion and with agencies responsible for employment services. [1]