Labor inclusion of people with disabilities

Requesting countryProviding country
GuatemalaEcuador
Topics: 
EMPLOYMENT
Labor inclusion of vulnerable groups
Activity: 
On-site
Date: 
03/03/2022 to 06/01/2022
Description: 

Officials from the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Guatemala received technical from the Ministry of Labor of Ecuador on labor inclusion of groups in vulnerable situations, specifically, on the inclusion of people with disabilities.  

First session: March 3, 2022 

Second session: April 21, 2022     

Third and final session: May 26, 2022  

  

OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCT 

  

General Objective: 

Compile experiences that Ecuador has linked to labor supply and demand for people with disabilities, thoroughly scrutinizing actions that may be useful in Guatemala, to improve awareness and awareness of the business and institutional sector on a large scale, in order to treat people with disabilities seeking inclusive employment with dignity. 

  

Specific Objectives: 

  

- Reproduce the knowledge acquired with the staff of the Section, to jointly raise the accompaniment of people with disabilities in job interviews for their labor inclusion 

- Share knowledge acquired from organizations and government institutions in order to facilitate joint work, aimed at people with disabilities. 

- Analyze and learn the challenges and successes of the Ecuadorian experience in terms of labor inclusion of people with disabilities. 

  

Output:  At the end of the cooperation, the MTPS of Guatemala had a manual with guidelines for the labor inclusion of people with disabilities in the public and private sector.    

  

DOCUMENTS SENT BY ECUADOR PRIOR TO THE FIRST SESSION 

Prior to the first session: Exchange of documents and relevant information. The Ministry of Labor of Ecuador sent the relevant information and documentation on the legislation on labor inclusion with persons with disabilities. Below is a table indicating the articles that refer to people with disabilities. The Guide to Good Practices (under construction) was also sent for reference to Guatemala. 

 

Name

Articles

Constitución de la República del Ecuador

11, 35, 47

Ley Orgánica de Discapacidades y su Reglamento

47, 48, 49, 50,51,52,53

LOSEP

27, 33, 58, 60, 64, 82

Código del Trabajo

42(33)

Acuerdo Ministerial MDT-2018-175

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Acuerdo Ministerial MDT-2018-180

Todo el acuerdo

Norma Técnica del Subsistema de Selección de Personal 22

21,

(The documents are available for download in the original Spanish page) 

 

PRIOR TO THE SECOND SESSION: QUESTIONS FROM GUATEMALA AND ANSWERS FROM ECUADOR 

Prior to the second session, the MTPS of Guatemala sent a series of questions to be answered by Ecuador. Below, available for download, is the document sent by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Labor prior to the second session.  

  

PRIOR TO THE THIRD SESSION: ADVANCE OF THE FINAL PRODUCT BY GUATEMALA 

Prior to the third session on May 26, the MTPS of Guatemala sent the first version of the Manual that will be the final product of cooperation, which was commented on by both Ecuador and the OAS prior to the session. 

 

Status: 
Realized
Announcement number: 
13