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Eu anti-discrimination policy
People with disabilities in labour market
Profesional rehabilitation and return to the labour market
SITUATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE EU: EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN 08-09

Druskininkai, Lithuania 6 March 2008

Mr Miguel Mares Garcés
Workshop RTP SP 26485 TAIEX

Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea www.uegva.info

Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas

EU
Situation of disabled people in the EU
The European Action Plan 2008-2009

VALENCIA REGION
Introduction
Structural funds and employment policy
EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY
Contribution of the regions in the Lisbon agenda
Fundación comunidad Valenciana Región Europea



Situation of disabled people in the European
Union:
United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities
The European Action Plan 2008-2009



European Disability Action Plan for 2004-2010
adopted by the Council in December 2003
On the follow up of the European Year of People with Disabilities,

objectives
comprehensive social inclusion
full achievement of equal opportunities for people with disabilities
operational objectives:
Full implementation of the Employment Equality Directive 2000/78/EC
Successful mainstreaming of disability issues in relevant C. policies,
Improving accessibility for all.



The United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities
Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2006
http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml

Disability is a human rights issue and a matter of law
Aims to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy human rights
on an equal basis with others
The basic principles :
dignity and individual autonomy
non-discrimination,
full and effective participation and inclusion in society and in the field of work,
respect for difference,
equality of opportunity,
accessibility,
equality between men and women,
full enjoyment of all human rights by children



11 June 2007
First informal ministerial meeting on disability issues
“Full implementation of the Convention and called on the European
Commission to ensure that the new priorities of the European Disability
Action Plan contribute to the effective implementation of the Convention”



European Disability Action Plan (2006-2007)
( second phase)

Emphasises dignity, fundamental rights, protection against
discrimination, fairness and social cohesion.
mainstreaming is a key to advancing disability issues and,
accordingly, the Disability Action Plan encouraged activity and
promoted access to social services while fostering accessible goods
and services;
persons with disabilities often remain disadvantaged and
marginalised, especially in the field of work.
Insufficient access to the labour market can mean that persons with
disabilities are placed in vulnerable situations in society and
exposed to serious risks of discrimination, poverty and social
exclusion;



The importance of equal access to inclusive, quality education and lifelong
learning, which are crucial for enabling persons with disabilities to
participate fully in society and improve their quality of life;

Accessible built environments, transport and Information and
Communication Technology (ICT), both in urban and rural areas,

Strong correlation between disability and ageing.
The number of older people including older people with disabilities is
increasing, and there is a growing need in the Community for accessible
goods, services and infrastructure/ also mean creating new jobs;
women with disabilities often face multiple forms of discrimination, have less
independence, less access to education, training, employment, and health
services, and therefore often face a greater risk of exclusion, poverty and
abuse;



Needs:

Statistical and research data allow informed disability policies to be
formulated and implemented at the different levels of governance;

Participation of organisations that represent persons with disabilities
at national, regional and local levels should be recognised by
Member States



Invite the Member States and the Commission, in accordance
with their respective competences, to ensure

That people with disabilities enjoy their human rights in full, by:
Ratifying and concluding, and then implementing the UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including
shared European solutions within a coherent and coordinated
approach for the implementation of the UN Convention; support
the effective implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities at the different levels of governance,
in particular following its conclusion by the Community and
ratification by Member States, including through awareness-
raising and by financing activities under existing Community
programmes such as the PROGRESS Programme



Accessibility

improving accessibility is a precondition for autonomy, inclusion and
participation, and enables people with disabilities to enjoy human rights and
fundamental freedoms;

enhancing labour market participation through the combination of

flexible employment schemes
supported employment,
social economy
active inclusion and positive measures like support services, wage
subsidies, workplace adaptations
The use of assistive technologies and personal assistance,

will lead to better employment opportunities for all persons with disabilities
and also improve productivity



Invite the institutions of the European Union
To continue their efforts in providing equal treatment and opportunities to all
applicants for employment, including people with disabilities. Moreover, the
institutions of the European Union are encouraged to further improve the
accessibility of their own buildings and facilities.[1]

Invite the disabled people’s organisations
To continue their coordination so as to communicate their needs to policy
makers and to identify and analyse policy options;
To participate in the development and implementation of the European
Disability Action Plan and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities together with the Commission and Member States.

Invite all stakeholders to
maintain a dialogue among all stakeholders (including disabled people and
their organisations, public authorities, and the social partners) in order to
understand each other's needs and to generate consensual solutions;



VALENCIA REGION
Introduction
Structural funds and employment policy



The Valencian Community in Europe



• The Region of Valencia is an area of considerable
population, economic & geographical importance,
within the Spanish State
• 5 million inhabintants
• 2.2 million employed
• It is also one of the most dynamic areas of the
European Mediterranean Arch.
2000-2006:
– Average annual GDP growth: 3.5%
– Average annual employment growth 5%

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2. VALENCIAN REGION IN FIGURES

Valencian
Spain
Region

SURFACE km² 23,255 505,182

POPULATION 2006 4,692,499 43,197,684

GDP (per capita US dollars, 2006) 28.724 30.820

Hotel occupation 2005 58.3% 53.5%
GDP (gross domestic product,
105 1.086
Billion US dollars, 2005)
Unemployment 2005 8.8% 9.2%

Imports ( Million € ) 2005 16,911 231,371

Exports ( Million € ) 2005 18,294 153,559

Source: 2005 - 2006 Valencian Statistical Institute and Ministry of Economy



1. VALENCIAN REGION: 20 YEARS MANAGING EUROPEAN FUNDS
1994 / 1999 2000 / 2006
1.040 M ecus 2.744 M €
ERDF: 607M, ERDF: 2.055M,
ESF: 310M, ESF: 476M,
Agriculture funds: 123M Agriculture funds: 212M
3000 3000

2500 2500

2000 2000

1500 1500

1000 1000

500 500

0 0

ERDF ESF EAGGF Total ERDF ESF EAGGF Total



On December 31, 2006:

• The Valencia completed a period as Region
Objective 1 of the Structural Funds

• Starts a new period as RegionalObjective
Competitiveness and Employment (phasing in).


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Convergence with the EU

• The Valencia region has approximately reached
the EU average income per capita ( 92% of the
EU 25)
• Creation of nearly one million jobs. A growth in
employment of 75% since 1995.
• Reduction in unemployment:
From 22% in 1995 to 9% today.


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A region open to collaboration
• We want to share our experience with the
new regions that have joined the European
project
• We bring our learning in the management of
the Structural Funds and Know-how helping
new regions convergence objective to
achieve their goals
• Possibility of using instruments avaible in the
EU framework


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Structural Funds & Employment policy
The European funds as a region Objective No. 1
has enabled the Valencia region to carry out an
employment policy itself, which has put the
emphasis on certain particularities and specific
goals of our own region
These resources including the necessary co-
financing give a total of € 435 million. (2003-07)


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POICV 2000-2006
Axes of employment policy
1. Modernization SERVEF (Valencian Service
of Employment and Training).

2. A model of open collaboration with the
social satakeholderss and partners

3. Definition of own employment policies


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“Employment management” Asociated
Centers Programme

• There are currently 73 partners centers
(associated) in the Comunitat Valenciana.
• Through them an specialized employment
management is done:
– Specific sectors of activity
– Groups of people (immigration, people with
disabilities, risk of social exclusion, etc.).


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Valencia Region Employment policies

Targeted at specific situations:
• Difficult employability groups:
– Integral Employment Plans
– Working training workshops
– Garantía Social programmes
• Reduction of the temporality:
– Stability in employment plan


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Employment Integral plans
• Started in 2003
• 18 moths average itinerary
• Adressed to:
– Dificult employability groups
– Minimun Working habits
– Minimun motivation for employment
• 2003-2007 Period: € million 66
• Almost 39.000 participants.


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Training and employment Itinerary
• Employment paths with more training content.
• Shorter: 9 months
• Target:
– Unemployed with low qualification
– Long term unemployed
– Social exclusion risk groups
– Inmigrants


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SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
ACCESIBILITY: BUILDINGS/CTI/TRANSPORT
GRANT PROGRAMMES 4STABILITY
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
OPEN LABOUR MARKET
EMORGA/EMCORP/ETCOTE:
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMS WITH SSERVICES



CHALLENGES:

SUBSIDY GRANT INCOMPATIBITILY (PART TIME)
OPEN LABOUR: USE TOOLS/INSTRUCTIONS
ADAPTATION WORK PLACE (ALL GROUPS*)
FLEXISECURITY: NEW CHALLENGES



EES
EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY
Contribution of the regions in the Lisbon agenda
Fundación comunidad Valenciana Región Europea



2000 Lisbon Council: The Lisbon strategy

Lisbon objective (2000): to become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic
growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion
(+ respect for the environment)

Facing up the challenges of demographic change and
global economic integration (+ enlargement)
Need for coordinated action at EU level (governance)

ambitious quantitative targets for employment rates for 2010:
(70% overall and 60% for women)

new or strengthened priorities (such as skills and mobility, lifelong learning).

more but also better jobs so as to foster not only competitiveness and economic
growth but also greater social cohesion.



2005-2008 Employment Guidelines

1.Implement full employment, improving quality and productivity at work,
and strengthening social and territorial cohesion
2.Promote a lifecycle approach to work
3.Ensure inclusive labour markets, enhance work attractiveness, and make
work pay for job-seekers, including disadvantaged people and the inactive
4.Improve matching of labour market needs
5.Promote flexibility combined with employment security and reduce labour
market segmentation, having due regard to the role of the social partners
6.Ensure employment-friendly labour cost developments and wage-setting
mechanisms
7.Expand and improve investment in human capital
8.Adapt education and training systems in response to new competence
requirements



Regional contribution

Regions can bring some relevant contributions towards the Lisbon objectives:

1.- Promoting economic growth:
The regional planning of Stockholm in the economic field and education and training;
Innovation strategies
The creation of Employment and Economic Development Centres;
Life long training strategies;
The creation of economic development agencies;
Consultancy and training for SMEs.

2. Achieving full employment:
Regional and local employment strategies;
Active employment policies regarding job creation;
Modernisation of the employment services.



Regional contribution

3. Strengthening social cohesion:

Creation of support schemes with regard to disadvantaged people groups;
Creation of working/learning places to improve the link between education and the
labour market;
Measures regarding prevention of school drop outs.

4. Governance:

The formulation of regional employment strategies;
Social dialogue;
Monitoring and evaluation practices.



Regions
Despite the different administrative models, the Regions are all involved in
instigating projects – in partnership with other players;

Employment and training policies are still insufficiently integrated with policies in
other areas that also contribute to competitiveness. However, a number of
examples show that where strategic approaches do exist at regional level, policy
integration and coordination is improved;

Decentralisation encourages policy coordination and integration. Regions that have
greater competence achieve a greater degree of policy integration and coordination.
Proximity to the issues at stake is therefore a key success factor;

Governance is an important factor in the success of employment and training
policies. Achievement of positive results in development processes is increasingly
dependent on the capacity of the various public and private players to be actively
involved in the design and delivery of policies;



EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS:
AN INSTRUMENT FOR ADDED VALUE

Permanent structures for European partnerships



The Foundation Comunidad Valenciana - Región Europea:
a new instrument for the Valencian region

Public Private Partnership (PPP)

 Public sector  Private sector
Regional Energy,
and local saving banks,
administrations chambers of commerce,
Public organizations universities,
pro associations
FCVRE
Foundation Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea
(created in 2003)



Re-insertion into employment

SERVEF Subsidy Mobility Programmes and Traineeships

Subsidy People People

EMORGA (year 2005) 99.968.94€ 15
EURODYSEE 5

EMORGA (year 2006) 79.976.49€ 13
Traineeships at other entities 30
(IMPIVA, IVEX, FEPORTS,
Development Cooperation)
“Young Salary” (year2005) 74.951.05€ 6

TOTAL 35
TOTAL 254.896.48 34


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European projects with the involvement of the FCVRE

Number of approved projects

41
Valencian budget of approved projects

54.0 Mo €
Total budget of approved projects

109.2 Mo €
Projects under evaluation

10 projects



The engagement of the FCVRE at local and
regional level is to promote the relations between
municipalities and provinces with other European
regions
• Objetive: promote the participation of municipalities among the
transnational cooperation, participation in European projects, agreements
in technological and innovation transfer between municipalities, as well
as signature of agreements in technical assistance or regional networks.

• Local and regional governments can participate in the new strategic
objectives of the EU

• The local and regional governments can be an example of change
innovating directly in municipal structures and improving the services for
citizens.



We want to cooperate with you and are open to discuss new
ideas for future initiatives

You may find further information on our website:

www.uegva.info



More information:
• www.comunidad-valenciana.com
• www.gva.es
• www.gva.es/c_economia/web/html/home_v.htm
• www.servef.es


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Valencian Regional Office Rue
de la Loi, 227 – 4th Floor
B-1040 Brussels



Thank you for your kind attention!

Miguel Mares Garcés
Employment & Training
adl@delcomval.be



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