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Working life’s hidden power

It is difficult for people with disabilities in Sweden to find jobs, and unemployment is considerably higher among people in this group compared to the rest of the labour force. Faced with a shrinking workforce, there’s a need to get as many as possible into work. The fight to secure the right to work for people with disabilities has become a way to work for social sustainability.
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Samhall is owned by the Swedish state and since the early 1980s it has been responsible for providing meaningful work for people with disabilities. 20,000 people work at Samhall at businesses in 250 localities in Sweden. Samhall is one of Sweden’s largest companies and is a service provider within many highly competitive sectors like cleaning, logistics, property and more. Samhall also matches people with disabilities to jobs. Some 1,000 of Samhall’s 20,000 employees are hired by other companies every year.

Every year Samhall gives a company and a trailblazer a Corporate Social Responsibility award (a ‘Show the Way’ award).

Source: Samhall. 

 

Disabilities and labour market

In Sweden 16 percent of people of employable age (i.e. between 16 and 65) say they have some kind of disability. That is 921,000 people. Out of those just over half a million people have a reduced working ability.

Unemployment among people with reduced work ability is double that of the rest of the labour force. While three in four of people with no disability are in work, only half of people with disabilities have a job. It is also more common for people with disabilities to work part time. People with disabilities also have a lower education than average. 

Since September the Swedish Employment Service brought in new measures for people with physical disabilities. The campaign, called ‘See the Power’, will highlight for employers the ways in which people with physical disabilities can be a resource and it also provides information on what support the employment service offers.

 

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