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Opening Up the Labour Market to People with
Disabilities.The French Experience.
François Atger, Territorial Director.
9 octobre 2007 / 2
1. A snapshot of the French population with disabilities
2. An overview of Agefiph
3. Results and prospects
9 octobre 2007 / 3
• A snapshot of the French disabled population
9 octobre 2007 / 4
1 459 000
179 000
901 000
2 210 000
0
500 000
1 000 000
1 500 000
2 000 000
2 500 000
Officially aknowledged
disability
Sheltered employment Unable to work No official title
12.6% of the working age population but only 3.9 % officially aknowledged
1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
INSEE HID (1999 census)
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Unemployed Disabled All
Women 33% 47%
50 and older 27% 16%
High school degree and over 17% 36%
Workless since 1 year and over 41% 31%
Workless since 2 years and over 19% 12%
1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
A few figures
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
42% working
35 % jobseekers
23% others 3% = retired
8% = illnesses 3% = professional training 9% = ?
The french disabled population
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
Persons with disabilities:
Graduate less,
Are less trained,
Are more touched by recurrent unemployment,
Are more often in part-time jobs
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A high inactivity ratio / older workers
0
50 000
100 000
150 000
200 000
250 000
300 000
350 000
400 000
16-29 30-49 50-59 60-640
2 000 000
4 000 000
6 000 000
8 000 000
10 000 000
12 000 000
14 000 000
16 000 000
18 000 000
16-29 30-49 50-59 60-64
Others
Retired
student
Jobless
Working
France Disabled persons
Working : 53,4% 88,6% 74,5% 14,9% 58,9% 65,7% 30,5% 1,8%
1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
14,9%
53,4%
88,6%
74,5%
58,9%
65,7%
30,5%
1,8%
16 / 29 30 / 49 50 / 59 60 / 64
French population French disabled population[HID 1999 ]
Compared activity ratio
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
50 and over High school and
university
graduates
Unemployed for over a year
Disabled persons
Global population
Compared features
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• An overview
9 octobre 2007 / 12
2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Agefiph was created by the 1987 act enforcing a 6% employment quota of disabled persons.
Four manners of discharging legal obligation
1. Recruiting
2. Subcontracting with sheltered workshops
3. Signature of a company agreement for employment of disabled persons
4. Payment of a contribution to AGEFIPH
For each unit not hired under the 6% quota, the contribution to Agefiph goes form 400 to 600 times the French minimum hourly wage depending the size of the staff of a company.
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
The Agefiph collection (in million €)
In 2005 a new act reinforced employment obligations and set stricter rules in the count of disabled units within companies
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Agefiph is a non profit organization managed jointly by employers, trade unions and associations of disabled persons.
3 activities• Tax collection• Fund management• Project subsidizing
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
5 main areas are covered
1. Information and awareness campaigns
2. Placement (108 dedicated job centers, 53 800 plcts in
2007)
3. Return to work
- Individualized plans for employment
- Vocational guiding and training programs
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
… 5 areas covered
4.Employment assistance• Job retention (9 300 in 2007)
• Self employment (3000 in 2007, average subsidy = 8400 € + advice for 2700€)
• Work adaptations (4000 in 2007, average susidy = 4600€)• Technical and human assistance
5. Research, experiencing and innovation.
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Preparing the disabled person
Offsetting technical barriers
Sensitizing the economic world
Technical aids
Work adapatations
Diagnosis-counselling
Agreement policy
Increasing entrances on the labour market
Placement teams
Financial incentives
Self employment
Reducing non desired leaves
Job retention
Income guarantee
&
Vocationnal guidance
Vocationnal training
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Principles of interventions
In the private sector
Excluding sheltered employment
Public partnership (cooperation and co-financing) with the state and local governments
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Full national coverage20 branch offices
Manpower:300 employees
Core business:52 000 requests
of subsidies and grants per year
Fund raising604 M€
58 000 companies
SUBSIDIZING470 M€
150 000 persons
65 000 companies
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
6,5% 2,5%
27%64%
Direct support to disabled workers and companies [ 64% ]
Specialized professionals [ 27% ] Coordination, consulting [ 2,5% ]Internal costs [ 6,5% ]
Placement services, Job retention, Specific deficiency, Awareness raising, Advice to companies, Ergonomics…
2/3 subsidies and grants go to direct support
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3. A quick overview of Agefiph
Agefiph supports over the 4 past years
Supports to persons(65 000 to employers)
Financially
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3. Results and prospects
• Results and prospects
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31% exclusively by employing disable persons
35% pay the Agefiph contribution and/or employing disabled persons and/or subcontracting with sheltered workshops
7% sign an agreement with trade unions
27% exclusively contribute to Agefiph
10 years after the 1987 act, how do companies fulfill their employment obligation?
3. Results and prospects
9 octobre 2007 / 24
Disabled persons at work
3. Results and prospects
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3. A quick overview of Agefiph toolbox
Placements by the 108 dedicated case managing teams « Cap emploi » funded by Agefiph
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46,545,1
43,9 43,4 42,6 42,2
38,4 37,8 37,2
30,328,4
25,424,0 23,5
Germ
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Franc
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Portugal
Austria
Denm
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Finla
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Nether
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UK
Luxem
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Belgiu
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Irela
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Spain
Greec
e
An European comparison of the activity ratio of disabled people
Quota + Funds - Quota without funds - No quota in private sector
University of Namur, Belgium
3. Results and prospects
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Issues and prospects: economics
A continual growth of placements over the past 10 years, despite a slight drop in 2004-2005
The jobs that have been created are globally of a lower quality
The unemployment of the disabled persons decreases more slowly
This concerns more particularly disabled people aged 50 and over
The French economy has seen a continuous growth of service and information sectors
Increased qualifications standards of jobs
A growing number of sectors, (building, tourism, food services) are experiencing difficulty in finding qualified manpower.
3. Results and prospects
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Demographics
An increase of retirements, disabled employees being older than the rest of the working population
An increase of needs concerning job retention and vocational retraining
- age being a factor in the acquisition and aggravation of disabilities
- concerns more particularly disabled people aged 50 and +
Ageing will cause an increased tension on the labour market
- can be an opportunity for disabled persons
3. Results and prospects
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Vocational training• concerns low qualified disabled job seekers • reaches a balance between
-preparatory job training that favours the integration of persons with disabilities - training during the course of employment, in order to
prevent the exclusion of disabled workers Strategies directed towards employers
• Contacting each and every company over a staff of 20 and not employing disabled persons in order to make a diagonsis of its situation• Integrated services facilitating the access to information, support, job retention
Priorities : adjusting supply and demand ... under constraint
3. Results and prospects
9 octobre 2007 / 30
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