The ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN) is a unique employers-led initiative that works to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces around the world.
2021 Annual Report
Our members include multinational enterprises, national business and disability networks, and international not-for-profit organizations and those of persons with disabilities.
Through their work, our members demonstrate the business benefits of employing people with disabilities and highlight the valuable contributions they bring to workplaces of all kinds.
Members
Members that joined in 2021
Companies
Companies
Not-for-Profit Organisations
National Business and Disability Networks
Members that joined before 2021
Companies
Not-For-Profit Organisations
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China Chapter of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network
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El Salvador – Círculo de Empresas Inclusivas
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Ethiopian Business and Disability Network
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Germany – UnternehmensForum
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India Business Disability Network
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Indonesia Business and Disability Network
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Kenya Business and Disability Network
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Latin America – Red Iberoamericana de Empresas Inclusivas
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Mexico – Éntrale
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Mexico – Movimiento Congruencia
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New Zealand Disability Employers’ Network
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Paraguay – Red Paraguaya de Empresas Amigas de la Inclusión
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Peru – Red Peruana de Empresas y Discapacidad
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Philippine Business and Disability Network
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Poland – TAKpełnosprawni
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Russia – Business Advisory Board on Disability
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Saudi Arabia – Qaderoon Business Disability Network
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South African Employers for Disability
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Spain – Foro Inserta Responsable
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Sri Lanka – Employers’ Network on Disability
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Swiss Business + Disability Network (S_BDN)
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Uganda Business and Disability Network
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UK – Business Disability Forum
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United States – National Business and Disability Council
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Uruguay – Red de Empresas Inclusivas Uruguay
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Zambia Business and Disability Network
National Business and Disability Networks
Key achievements
Publications
February
An inclusive digital economy for people with disabilities
co-developed with Fundación ONCE / Disability Hub Europe
Webinars
B2B roundtables for company members
Self-identification of employees with disabilities, June
Global governance of disability inclusion, July
Disability Employee Resource Groups, September
Regional conference
Disability & Digitalisation: Business Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific (23-24 November)
Newsletter
Bi-monthly, bi-lingual ILO GBDN newsletter
2,200 subscribers for English
1,300 subscribers for Spanish
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Key ideas for 2022 work
Revision of ILO GBDN self-assessment tool
Co-development of guide on disability ERGs in multinational enterprises, led by PurpleSpace
Digital in Demand: mapping of digital skills & jobs initiatives in Asia and the Pacific
Regional conference for Africa
Webinars, B2B roundtables
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Annual Report 2021