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Report on the employment of disabled people in European countries: Latvia
- Author:
- CALITE Daina
- Publisher:
- Academic Network of European Disability Experts
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Utrecht
The purpose of the report (Terms of Reference) is to review national implementation of the European Employment Strategy from a disability equality perspective, and to provide the Commission with useful evidence in support of disability policy mainstreaming. More specifically, the report will review implementation of EU Employment Strategy and the PROGRESS initiative with reference to policy implementation evidence from European countries, including the strategies addressed in the EU Disability Action Plan (such as flexicurity and supported employment).
Report on the employment of disabled people in European countries: Latvia
- Author:
- CALITE Daina
- Publisher:
- Academic Network of European Disability Experts
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Utrecht
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
Focusing on Latvia, this is one of a series of reports reviewing national implementation of the European Employment Strategy from a disability equality perspective. It provides an update as at November 2009 to a first report published in 2008. Evidence is summarised, along with a comment on the current economic crisis. It is then reviewed in a standardised format under the following headings: academic publications and research reports; employment statistics and trends; laws and policies, type and quality of jobs; specific examples of good practice; and conclusions and recommendations. No specific quantitative data is available on the employment of the disabled and the national disability rate is consistently reported to be about 5%. There were no new laws, policies or research studies relating to the employment of the disabled during 2008-2009. Government activity has focused on finding ways to reduce all budgets leading to the reorganisation of and reduced funding for services for the disabled people. The economic situation in Latvia is very difficult and general unemployment has been increasing fast; from 4.9% at the end of 2007 to 11.5% in June 2009. The number of registered unemployed persons with disabilities is growing in parallel.
Report on the social inclusion and social protection of disabled people in European countries: Latvia
- Author:
- CALITE Daina
- Publisher:
- Academic Network of European Disability Experts
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Utrecht
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
This report reviews national implementation in Latvia of European Union social inclusion and social protection strategies, with particular reference to equality for disabled people. It is one of a series reviewing national implementation of the open method of coordination in social inclusion and social protection, and in particular the National Strategic Reports of member states from a disability equality perspective. A main aim is to provide the Commission with useful evidence in supporting disability policy mainstreaming. The first version of the report was published in 2008; this second version is updated with information available up to November 2009. It summarises changes since the 2008 report in the areas of: housing and homelessness; new strategies and actions for the inclusion of disabled people; new changes in incomes, benefits and pensions; new changes in long-term care and support; and the implications of the economic crisis. Part 1 of the report considers social inclusion plans; part 2 considers incomes, pensions and benefits; and part 3 considers care and support. The report concludes with some recommendations and an example of best practice.