Translation of "LE MARCHÉ d'emplois pour les personnes handicapées " (French → English) :

– having regard to the Council resolutions of 20 December 1996 on equal opportunities for people with disabilities , 17 June 1999 on equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities , 6 February 2003 "eAccessibility" - Improving the access of people with disabilities to the knowledge-based society , 5 May 2003 on equal opportunities for pupils and students with disabilities in education and training , 6 May 2003 on accessibility of cultural infrastructure and cultural activities for people with disabilities , 15 July 2003 on promoting the employment and social integration of people with disabilities , and having regard to the ...[+++]Council conclusions of 2 and 3 June 2003 on combating stigma and discrimination in relation to mental illness and the Council conclusions of 2 December 2003 on the promotion of equal opportunities for people with disabilities,

– having regard to the Council resolutions of 20 December 1996 on equal opportunities for people with disabilities, 17 June 1999 on equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities, 6 February 2003 ‘eAccessibility’ - Improving the access of people with disabilities to the knowledge-based society, 5 May 2003 on equal opportunities for pupils and students with disabilities in education and training, 6 May 2003 on accessibility of cultural infrastructure and cultural activities for people with disabilities, 15 July 2003 on promoting the employment and social integration of people with disabilities, and having regard to the Counci ...[+++]l conclusions of 3 June 2003 on combating stigma and discrimination in relation to mental illness and the Council conclusions of 2 December 2003 on the promotion of equal opportunities for people with disabilities,

* increasing the employment potential of people who face greater difficulties in accessing the labour market and retaining their job, such as people with disabilities, ethnic minorities and migrants.

In addition to vocational rehabilitation and training measures, various types of employment assistance schemes are offered to the persons with disabilities: employment subsidies, sheltered jobs and continued assistance with disability aids and related costs once a person makes the transition from benefits to paid employment.

Contracts motivated by a clear social/employment objective, as in the case of sheltered employment for disabled people, where such workplaces could not reasonably expect to compete on equal terms with commercial enterprises enjoying normal level of productivity, need to be excluded from the scope of the directive to avoid unfair competition and allow the EU to achieve its objectives of promoting employment for disabled people.

(27) In its Recommendation 86/379/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the employment of disabled people in the Community(7), the Council established a guideline framework setting out examples of positive action to promote the employment and training of disabled people, and in its Resolution of 17 June 1999 on equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities(8), affirmed the importance of giving specific attention inter alia to recruitment, retention, training and lifelong learning with regard to disabled persons.