Supported employment and the current labor situation for people with disabilities in Argentina

Argentina has shown a growing interest from the different sectors of society towards the welfare of people with disabilities. Specifically in the labor area, due to the alarming data that 75% of working age people with disabilities are unemployed and according to the tenets of the International Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (U.N.), the Argentina government decided to develop and reactivate policies to address this situation. The business sector also shows more concern about the inclusion of people with disabilities in their workforce under Corporate Social Responsibility policies. These institutions are only beginning to regard supported employment as a system of labor inclusion in the competitive job market for people with disabilities. There are challenges ahead to ensure full citizenship of people with disabilities, in which the inclusion in the open labor market takes an essential role, and supported employment is emerging to address them.