Full inclusion Spain denounced on the occasion of Labor Day barriers to access the labor market suffered by people with intellectual disabilities, who had an activity rate of 36.4% in 2022. This places them 41.6 points below the population without disabilities, according to the latest INE report.
Full inclusion Spain stressed that its employment rate was 23.8%44.8 points less than the rest of the citizens.
In his opinion, these figures highlight the difficulties they encounter people with intellectual disability to access the labor market.
“People with intellectual disabilities and their families demand equal rights in access to employment, which is a fundamental right for all citizens,” he stated. Carmen Laucirica, president of Plena inclusion Spain.
Therefore, “public administrations They should review economic and social benefit policies that people with intellectual disabilities receive, to promote their compatibility with employment,” he demanded.
We all have a responsibility to work together to create a more inclusive and accessible labor market
Pedro Calderón, president of the association of special employment centers Aedismade “a call to action to all the agents involved: public administrations, companies, unions and society in general. We all have the responsibility to work together to create a more inclusive and accessible labor market for people with intellectual disabilities,” he noted. .
To reflect on these issues and their future projection, Plena inclusion and Aedis organize in Santander, on May 30 and 31, andl First International Congress on the Future of Employment of People with Intellectual Disabilities.
The objective of this congress, framed in the 60th anniversary of Full inclusion, is to ccreate a space for debate and reflection on the reality and future of employment of people with intellectual disabilities in a context of transformation of economic and social models. Experts in the labor market, representatives of the Public Administration, companies and entities in the disability sector will participate.
Full inclusion Spain, Full inclusion Cantabria and Aedis hope that this congress will be a starting pointto advance the construction of a more inclusive societyin which all people, regardless of their disabilityhave the same opportunities to find a decent job and develop their potential.
