The federal government responded to long-standing demands for collective wages and full social security
The Federal Government’s initiative, decided today in the Council of Ministers, to initiate projects for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labor market together with the AMS and the states, is welcomed by the Austrian Council for the Disabled. Even though detailed criteria for the directive still need to be developed, we are optimistic that today the starting signal for an important change has been given.
Martin Ladstätter, Vice President of the Austrian Council for the Disabled
Vienna (OTS) – The Austrian Council for Persons with Disabilities has been demanding for many years that employees in daytime and employment structures be paid collectively and fully insured in social security in accordance with the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which is mandatory for Austria. In the spirit of inclusion, the goal must be employment in the general labor market.
So the “Strategic proposals for an inclusive labor market” from June 2019 the following passage: “Political decision-makers, together with representatives of people with disabilities and the supporting organizations, must start a process with the aim of ensuring that the people who work in workshops are paid according to collective agreements and are fully insured by social security. Furthermore, elements of supported employment must be integrated that enable permeability into the general labor market within the scope of the individual’s freedom of choice.”
„The Federal Government’s initiative, decided today in the Council of Ministers, to initiate projects for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labor market together with the AMS and the states, is welcomed by the Austrian Council for the Disabled. Even though detailed criteria for the directive still need to be developed, we are optimistic that today the starting signal for an important change has been given.
“, explains Martin Ladstätter, Vice President of the Austrian Council for the Disabled.
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