Convention on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities. On professional rehabilitation and employment of disabled people. Recommendation on vocational rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities

General Conference of the International labor organization Convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office and meeting at its 69th session on 1 June 1983,
Taking note of existing international standards contained in the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1955, and the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975,
Noting that since the adoption of the Retraining of Disabled Persons Recommendation, 1955, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the coverage and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the legislation and practice of many Member States on matters within the scope of the said Recommendation,
Considering that 1981 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Persons with Disabilities under the slogan “Full participation and equality” and that a comprehensive World Program of Action regarding Disabled Persons should implement effective measures at the international and national levels to implement the goals of “full participation” of persons with disabilities in social life and development, as well as “equality”,
Considering that these changes have made it advisable to adopt new international standards on this subject, which would take particular account of the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities, both in rural and urban areas, in employment and social integration,

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The General Conference of the International Labor Organization, convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office and meeting on 1 June 1983 in its sixty-ninth session, Taking note of the existing international standards contained in the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1955, and the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 , noting that since the adoption of the Retraining of Disabled Persons Recommendation, 1955, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the coverage and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the legislation and practice of many Members on matters within the scope of the said Recommendation, considering that The year 1981 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Persons with Disabilities under the slogan "Full participation and equality" and that a comprehensive World Program of Action concerning Disabled Persons should pursue effective measures at the international and national levels to realize the goals of "full participation" of persons with disabilities in social life and development, as well as “equality”, considering that these changes made it necessary to adopt new international standards on this issue, which would take particular account of the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities in both rural and urban areas, in employment and social integration, Having decided upon the adoption of a number of proposals on vocational rehabilitation, which is the fourth item on the agenda of the session, Having decided to give these proposals the form of an international convention, adopts this twentieth day of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three the following Convention, which may be cited as the 1983 Convention on professional rehabilitation and employment of disabled people.

Section I. Definitions and Scope of Application

Article 1

2. For the purposes of this Convention, each Member shall consider the objective of vocational rehabilitation to be to ensure that a disabled person has the opportunity to obtain, maintain suitable employment and advance in career, thereby promoting his social integration or reintegration.

3. The provisions of this Convention shall be applied by each Member of the Organization through measures that are appropriate to national conditions and consistent with national practice.

4. The provisions of this Convention apply to all categories of persons with disabilities.

Section II. The principle of vocational rehabilitation and employment policy regarding disabled people

Article 2

Each Member of the Organization, in accordance with national conditions, practices and capabilities, develops, implements and periodically reviews national policies in the field of vocational rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities.

Article 3

This policy is aimed at ensuring that appropriate vocational rehabilitation measures apply to all categories of disabled people, as well as promoting employment opportunities for disabled people in the free labor market.

Article 4

This policy is based on the principle of equality of opportunity for people with disabilities and workers in general. Equality of treatment and opportunity is maintained for male and female employees with disabilities. Special affirmative action measures aimed at ensuring genuine equality of treatment and opportunity for disabled people and other workers are not considered to discriminate against other workers.

Article 5

Representative organizations of employers and workers shall be consulted on the implementation of the said policy, including measures to be taken to promote cooperation and coordination between public and private bodies involved in vocational rehabilitation. Consultations are also carried out with representative organizations of persons with disabilities and for persons with disabilities.

Section III. Measures at the national level to develop vocational rehabilitation and employment services for people with disabilities

Article 6

Each Member shall, by laws or regulations, or by any other method appropriate to national conditions and practice, take such measures as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Convention.

Article 7

The competent authorities shall take measures to organize and evaluate vocational guidance, vocational training, placement, employment and other related services to enable persons with disabilities to obtain, maintain and advance in employment; Existing worker services are generally used where possible and appropriate, with necessary adaptations.

Article 8

Measures are being taken to promote the creation and development of vocational rehabilitation and employment services for people with disabilities in rural and remote areas.

Article 9

Each Member of the Organization aims to ensure the training and availability of rehabilitation consultants and other suitably qualified personnel responsible for vocational guidance, professional education, employment and employment of disabled people.

Section IV. Final provisions

Article 10

Official instruments of ratification of this Convention shall be sent to the Director General of the International Labor Office for registration.

Article 11

1. This Convention binds only those Members of the International Labor Organization whose instruments of ratification have been registered by the Director General.

2. It will come into force twelve months after the date of registration by the Director General of the instruments of ratification of two Members of the Organization.

3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for each Member of the Organization twelve months after the date of registration of its instrument of ratification.

Article 12

1. Each Member which has ratified this Convention may, after the expiration of ten years from the date of its initial entry into force, denounce it by means of an act of denunciation addressed to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for registration. The denunciation will take effect one year after the date of registration of the act of denunciation.

2. For each Member of the Organization which has ratified this Convention and, within the period of one year following the expiration of the ten years specified in the previous paragraph, has not exercised the right of denunciation provided for in this article, the Convention shall remain in force for a further period of ten years and thereafter it may denounce it by at the end of each decade in the manner provided for in this article.

Article 13

1. The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall notify all Members of the International Labor Organization of the registration of all instruments of ratification and denunciation sent to him by Members of the Organization.

2. When notifying Members of the Organization of the registration of the second instrument of ratification received by it, the Director General draws their attention to the date of entry into force of this Convention.

Article 14

The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall transmit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, full particulars of all instruments of ratification and denunciation registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Articles.

Article 15

Whenever the Governing Body of the International Labor Office considers it necessary, it shall submit a report to the General Conference on the application of this Convention and shall consider the advisability of including on the agenda of the Conference the question of its complete or partial revision.

Article 16

1. If the Conference adopts a new convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, and unless the new convention otherwise provides, then:

a) a) the ratification by any Member of the Organization of a new revising Convention shall automatically, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, entail the immediate denunciation of this Convention, provided that the new revising Convention has entered into force;

b) b) from the date of entry into force of the new, revising convention, this Convention is closed for ratification by Members of the Organization.

2. This Convention shall remain in force in all cases in form and content for those Members of the Organization which have ratified it but have not ratified the revising convention.

Article 17

The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authentic.

[unofficial translation]
THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
CONVENTION No. 159
ON PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE
(Geneva, June 20, 1983)
General Conference International organization labor,
Convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office and meeting at its 69th Session on 1 June 1983,
Taking note of existing international standards contained in the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1955, and the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975,
Noting that since the adoption of the Retraining of Disabled Persons Recommendation, 1955, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the coverage and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the legislation and practice of many Member States on matters within the scope of the said Recommendation,
Considering that 1981 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Persons with Disabilities under the slogan “Full participation and equality” and that a comprehensive World Program of Action concerning Disabled Persons should pursue effective measures at the international and national levels to realize the goals of “full participation” of persons with disabilities in social life and development, as well as "equality",
Considering that these changes have made it advisable to adopt new international standards on this issue, which would particularly take into account the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities, both in rural and urban areas, in employment and social inclusion,
Having decided to adopt a number of proposals on vocational rehabilitation, which is item 4 of the agenda of the session,
Having decided to give these proposals the form of an international convention,
adopts on 20 June 1983 the following convention, which shall be known as the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Convention, 1983.
Section I. DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE
Article 1
1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term “disabled person” means a person whose ability to obtain, retain suitable employment and advance in employment is significantly limited by reason of a duly demonstrated physical or mental impairment.
2. For the purposes of this Convention, each Member shall consider it the objective of vocational rehabilitation to ensure that a disabled person has the opportunity to obtain, maintain suitable employment and advance in career, thereby facilitating his social integration or reintegration.
3. The provisions of this Convention shall be applied by each Member State through measures that are appropriate to national conditions and consistent with national practice.
4. The provisions of this Convention apply to all categories of persons with disabilities.
Section II. PRINCIPLE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Article 2
Each Member State, in accordance with national conditions, practices and capabilities, develops, implements and periodically reviews national policies in the field of vocational rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities.
Article 3
This policy is aimed at ensuring that appropriate vocational rehabilitation measures apply to all categories of disabled people, as well as promoting employment opportunities for disabled people in the free labor market.
Article 4
This policy is based on the principle of equality of opportunity for people with disabilities and workers in general. Equality of treatment and opportunity is maintained for men and women workers who are disabled. Special positive measures aimed at ensuring genuine equality of treatment and opportunity for disabled people and other workers are not considered to discriminate against other workers.
Article 5
Representative organizations of employers and workers shall be consulted on the implementation of the said policy, including measures to be taken to promote cooperation and coordination between public and private bodies involved in vocational rehabilitation. Consultations are also carried out with representative organizations of persons with disabilities and for persons with disabilities.
Section III. MEASURES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
AND EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE
Article 6
Each Member shall, by laws or regulations, or by any other method appropriate to national conditions and practice, take such measures as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Convention.
Article 7
The competent authorities shall take measures to organize and evaluate vocational guidance, vocational training, placement, employment and other related services to enable persons with disabilities to obtain, maintain and advance in employment; existing services for workers are generally used where possible and appropriate, with necessary adaptations.
Article 8
Measures are being taken to promote the creation and development of vocational rehabilitation and employment services for people with disabilities in rural and remote areas.
Article 9
Each Member State aims to ensure the training and availability of rehabilitation counselors and other appropriately qualified personnel responsible for vocational guidance, vocational training, placement and employment of persons with disabilities.
Section IV. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 10
Formal instruments of ratification of this Convention shall be submitted to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for registration.
Article 11
1. This Convention is binding only on those members of the International Labor Organization whose instruments of ratification have been registered by the Director General.
2. It shall enter into force twelve months after the date of registration by the Director General of the instruments of ratification of two Members of the Organization.
3. This Convention shall subsequently enter into force for each Member State of the Organization twelve months after the date of registration of its instrument of ratification.
Article 12
1. Each Member which has ratified this Convention may, after the expiration of ten years from the date of its initial entry into force, denounce it by a declaration of denunciation addressed to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for registration. The denunciation will take effect one year after the date of its registration.
2. For each Member of the Organization which has ratified this Convention and, within the period of one year following the expiration of the ten years specified in the previous paragraph, has not exercised the right of denunciation provided for in this article, the Convention shall remain in force for a further period of ten years, and thereafter it may denounce it by at the end of each decade in the manner provided for in this article.
Article 13
1. The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall notify all members of the International Labor Organization of the registration of all instruments of ratification and denunciation addressed to him by members of the Organization.
2. When notifying the Members of the Organization of the registration of the second instrument of ratification received by them, the Director General draws their attention to the date of entry into force of this Convention.
Article 14
The Director General of the International Labor Office directs Secretary General United Nations for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, complete particulars of all instruments of ratification and denunciation registered by it in accordance with the provisions of the preceding articles.
Article 15
Whenever the Governing Body of the International Labor Office considers it necessary, it shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and shall consider the advisability of including on the agenda of the Conference the question of its complete or partial revision.
Article 16
1. If the Conference adopts a new convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, and unless the new convention otherwise provides, then:
(a) the ratification by any Member of the Organization of a new revising Convention shall automatically entail, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, the immediate denunciation of this Convention, provided that the new revising Convention has entered into force;
b) from the date of entry into force of the new, revising convention, this Convention is closed for ratification by members of the Organization.
2. This Convention shall remain in force in all cases in form and content for those Members of the Organization which have ratified it but have not ratified the revising convention.
Article 17
The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authentic.

CONVENTION No. 159
CONCERNING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT
(DISABLED PERSONS)
(Geneva, 20.VI.1983)
The General Conference of the International Labor Organization,
Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office, and having met in its Sixty-ninth Session on 1 June 1983, and
Noting the existing international standards contained in the Vocational Rehabilitation (Disabled) Recommendation, 1955, and the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975, and
Noting that since the adoption of the Vocational Rehabilitation (Disabled) Recommendation, 1955, significant developments have occurred in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, the scope and organization of rehabilitation services, and the law and practice of many Members on the questions covered by that Recommendation , and
Considering that the year 1981 was declared by the United Nations General Assembly the International Year of Disabled Persons, with the theme "full participation and equality" and that a comprehensive World Program of Action concerning Disabled Persons is to provide effective measures at the international and national levels for the realization of the goals of "full participation" of disabled persons in social life and development, and of "equality", and
Considering that these developments have made it appropriate to adopt new international standards on the subject which take account, in particular, of the need to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment to all categories of disabled persons, in both rural and urban areas, for employment and integration into the community, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to vocational rehabilitation which is the fourth item on the agenda of the session, and
Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international Convention,
adopts this twentieth day of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three, the following Convention, which may be cited as the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983:
Part I. DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Article 1
1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "disabled person" means an individual whose prospects of securing, retaining and advancing in suitable employment are substantially reduced as a result of a duly recognized physical or mental impairment.
2. For the purposes of this Convention, each Member shall consider the purpose of vocational rehabilitation as being to enable a disabled person to secure, retain and advance in suitable employment and thereby to further such person"s integration or reintegration into society.
3. The provisions of this Convention shall be applied by each Member through measures which are appropriate to national conditions and consistent with national practice.
4. The provisions of this Convention shall apply to all categories of disabled persons.
Part II. PRINCIPLES OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Article 2
Each Member shall, in accordance with national conditions, practice and possibilities, formulate, implement and periodically review a national policy on vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons.
Article 3
The said policy shall aim at ensuring that appropriate vocational rehabilitation measures are made available to all categories of disabled persons, and at promoting employment opportunities for disabled persons in the open labor market.
Article 4
The said policy shall be based on the principle of equal opportunity between disabled workers and workers generally. Equality of opportunity and treatment for disabled men and women workers shall be respected. Special positive measures aimed at effective equality of opportunity and treatment between disabled workers and other workers shall not be regarded as discriminating against other workers.
Article 5
The representative organizations of employers and workers shall be consulted on the implementation of the said policy, including the measures to be taken to promote co-operation and co-ordination between the public and private bodies engaged in vocational rehabilitation activities. The representative organizations of and for disabled persons shall also be consulted.
Part III. ACTION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Article 6
Each Member shall, by laws or regulations or by any other method consistent with national conditions and practice, take such steps as may be necessary to give effect to Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Convention.
Article 7
The competent authorities shall take measures with a view to providing and evaluating vocational guidance, vocational training, placement, employment and other related services to enable disabled persons to secure, retain and advance in employment; existing services for workers generally shall, wherever possible and appropriate, be used with necessary adaptations.
Article 8
Measures shall be taken to promote the establishment and development of vocational rehabilitation and employment services for disabled persons in rural areas and remote communities.
Article 9
Each Member shall aim at ensuring the training and availability of rehabilitation counselors and other suitably qualified staff responsible for the vocational guidance, vocational training, placement and employment of disabled persons.
Part IV. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 10
The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for registration.
Article 11
1. This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members of the International Labor Organization whose ratifications have been registered with the Director-General.
2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on which the ratifications of two Members have been registered with the Director-General.
3. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any Member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.
Article 12
1. A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes into force, by an act communicated to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for registration. Such denunciation shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered.
2. Each Member which has ratified this Convention and which does not, within the year following the expiration of the period of ten years mentioned in the preceding paragraph, exercise the right of denunciation provided for in this Article, will be bound for another period of ten years and, thereafter, may denounce this Convention at the expiration of each period of ten years under the terms provided for in this Article.
Article 13
1. The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall notify all Members of the International Labor Organization of the registration of all ratifications and denunciations communicated to him by the Members of the Organization.
2. When notifying the Members of the Organization of the registration of the second ratification communicated to him, the Director-General shall draw the attention of the Members of the Organization to the date upon which the Convention will come into force.
Article 14
The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations full particulars of all ratifications and acts of denunciation registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Articles.
Article 15
At such times as it may consider necessary the Governing Body of the International Labor Office shall present to the General Conference a report on the working of this Convention and shall examine the desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision in whole or in part.
Article 16
1. Should the Conference adopt a new Convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, then, unless the new Convention otherwise provides -
(a) the ratification by a Member of the new revising Convention shall ipso jure involve the immediate denunciation of this Convention, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12 above, if and when the new revising Convention shall have come into force;
(b) as from the date when the new revising Convention comes into force this Convention shall cease to be open to ratification by the Members.
2. This Convention shall in any case remain in force in its actual form and content for those Members which have ratified it but have not ratified the revising Convention.
Article 17
The English and French versions of the text of this Convention are equally authoritative.

The General Conference of the International Labor Organization, convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office and meeting in its 69th session on 1 June 1983,

Taking note of existing international standards contained in the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1955, and the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975,

Noting that since the adoption of the Retraining of Disabled Persons Recommendation, 1955, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the coverage and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the legislation and practice of many Member States on matters within the scope of the said Recommendation,

Considering that 1981 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Persons with Disabilities under the slogan “Full participation and equality” and that a comprehensive World Program of Action concerning Disabled Persons should pursue effective measures at the international and national levels to realize the goals of “full participation” of persons with disabilities in social life and development, as well as "equality",

Considering that these changes have made it advisable to adopt new international standards on this issue, which would particularly take into account the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities, both in rural and urban areas, in employment and social inclusion,

Having decided to adopt a number of proposals on vocational rehabilitation, which is item 4 of the agenda of the session,

Having decided to give these proposals the form of an international convention,

adopts on 20 June 1983 the following convention, which shall be known as the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Convention, 1983.

Section I. Definitions and Scope of Application

Article 1.

2. For the purposes of this Convention, each Member shall consider it the objective of vocational rehabilitation to ensure that a disabled person has the opportunity to obtain, maintain suitable employment and advance in career, thereby facilitating his social integration or reintegration.

3. The provisions of this Convention shall be applied by each Member State through measures that are appropriate to national conditions and consistent with national practice.

4. The provisions of this Convention apply to all categories of persons with disabilities.

Section II. The principle of vocational rehabilitation and employment policy regarding disabled people

Article 2.

Each Member State, in accordance with national conditions, practices and capabilities, develops, implements and periodically reviews national policies in the field of vocational rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities.

Article 3.

Article 4.

This policy is based on the principle of equality of opportunity for people with disabilities and workers in general. Equality of treatment and opportunity is maintained for men and women workers who are disabled. Special positive measures aimed at ensuring genuine equality of treatment and opportunity for disabled people and other workers are not considered to discriminate against other workers.

Article 5.

Section III. Measures at the national level to develop vocational rehabilitation and employment services for people with disabilities

Article 6.

Article 7.

The competent authorities shall take measures to organize and evaluate vocational guidance, vocational training, placement, employment and other related services to enable persons with disabilities to obtain, maintain and advance in employment; existing services for workers are generally used where possible and appropriate, with necessary adaptations.

Article 8.

Measures are being taken to promote the creation and development of vocational rehabilitation and employment services for people with disabilities in rural and remote areas.

Article 9.

Each Member State aims to ensure the training and availability of rehabilitation counselors and other appropriately qualified personnel responsible for vocational guidance, vocational training, placement and employment of persons with disabilities.

Section IV. Final provisions

Article 10.

Formal instruments of ratification of this Convention shall be submitted to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for Registration.

Article 11.

1. This Convention is binding only on those members of the International Labor Organization whose instruments of ratification have been registered by the Director General.

2. It shall enter into force twelve months after the date of registration by the Director General of the instruments of ratification of two Members of the Organization.

3. This Convention shall subsequently enter into force for each Member State of the Organization twelve months after the date of registration of its instrument of ratification.

Article 12.

1. Each Member which has ratified this Convention may, after the expiration of ten years from the date of its initial entry into force, denounce it by a declaration of denunciation addressed to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for registration. The denunciation will take effect one year after the date of its registration.

2. For each Member of the Organization which has ratified this Convention and, within the period of one year following the expiration of the ten years specified in the previous paragraph, has not exercised the right of denunciation provided for in this article, the Convention shall remain in force for a further period of ten years, and thereafter it may denounce it by at the end of each decade in the manner provided for in this article.

Article 13.

1. The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall notify all members of the International Labor Organization of the registration of all instruments of ratification and denunciation addressed to him by members of the Organization.

2. When notifying the Members of the Organization of the registration of the second instrument of ratification received by them, the Director General draws their attention to the date of entry into force of this Convention.

Article 14.

The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall transmit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for registration in accordance with Articles of the Charter of the United Nations, complete particulars of all instruments of ratification and denunciations registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Articles.

Article 15.

Article 16.

1. If the Conference adopts a new convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, and unless the new convention otherwise provides, then:

a) the ratification by any Member of the Organization of a new revising Convention shall automatically entail, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, the immediate denunciation of this Convention, provided that the new revising Convention has entered into force;

b) from the date of entry into force of the new, revising convention, this Convention is closed for ratification by members of the Organization.

2. This Convention shall remain in force in all cases in form and content for those Members of the Organization which have ratified it but have not ratified the revising convention.

Article 17.

The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authentic.

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[unofficial translation]

THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION

CONVENTION No. 159
ON PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE

General Conference of the International Labor Organization,
Convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office and meeting at its 69th Session on 1 June 1983,
Taking note of existing international standards contained in the Retraining of Persons with Disabilities Recommendation, 1955, and the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975,
Noting that since the adoption of the Retraining of Disabled Persons Recommendation, 1955, there have been significant changes in the understanding of rehabilitation needs, in the coverage and organization of rehabilitation services, and in the legislation and practice of many Member States on matters within the scope of the said Recommendation,
Considering that 1981 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Persons with Disabilities under the slogan “Full participation and equality” and that a comprehensive World Program of Action concerning Disabled Persons should pursue effective measures at the international and national levels to realize the goals of “full participation” of persons with disabilities in social life and development, as well as "equality",
Considering that these changes have made it advisable to adopt new international standards on this issue, which would particularly take into account the need to ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all categories of persons with disabilities, both in rural and urban areas, in employment and social inclusion,
Having decided to adopt a number of proposals on vocational rehabilitation, which is item 4 of the agenda of the session,
Having decided to give these proposals the form of an international convention,
adopts on 20 June 1983 the following convention, which shall be known as the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Convention, 1983.

Section I. DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE

Article 1

1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term “disabled person” means a person whose ability to obtain, retain suitable employment and advance in employment is significantly limited by reason of a duly demonstrated physical or mental impairment.
2. For the purposes of this Convention, each Member shall consider it the objective of vocational rehabilitation to ensure that a disabled person has the opportunity to obtain, maintain suitable employment and advance in career, thereby facilitating his social integration or reintegration.
3. The provisions of this Convention shall be applied by each Member State through measures that are appropriate to national conditions and consistent with national practice.
4. The provisions of this Convention apply to all categories of persons with disabilities.

Section II. PRINCIPLE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

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