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The employment of people with disabilities is a key element of social inclusion and economic independence. Due to the decline in the working-age population in Latvia and taking into account the forecasted labour shortage in the coming years, people with disabilities should be recognized as a valuable resource in the job market. Professional programmes of rehabilitation plays an important role in the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market according to their needs and in line with the demands of ...

The rapidly changing economic situation in the European Union (EU), including Latvia, is reflected in the labour market. The acute problem of the Latvian labour market is an imbalance between its supply and demand: on one hand, relatively high unemployment rates, and on the other hand, job vacancies. One of the largest inactive social groups is people with disabilities. This real situation does not correlate with the tactics of promoting employment and social inclusion strategies in the EU and Latvia. The aims of ...