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When Progressive Policies Meet Institutional Reality: Disability Quotas and Public Employment in China

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Person speaking with a recruiter during a job interview in an office setting, with a résumé visible on a laptop screen.

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Cunqiang Shi and Yuanyuan Qu. The blog post is authored by Felix Shi. Disability employment quotas are often presented as a pragmatic solution to a persistent social problem: how to ensure that disabled people are not excluded from the… Continue reading When Progressive Policies Meet Institutional Reality: Disability Quotas and Public Employment in China

Supporting employers to employ people with disabilities

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Three colleagues working together at a table in an office, including a man using a wheelchair, illustrating an inclusive workplace environment.

This blog post is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Rik van Berkel and Talieh Sadeghi. The labour-market participation of people with disabilities is much lower than that of the working-age population. In the European Union, this labour-market participation gap is about 25 percentage points. This gap is problematic, not… Continue reading Supporting employers to employ people with disabilities