Upholding Labour Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific, 7th UNRBHR Forum Asia-Pacific

17 April 2026

The session "Partnerships for Progress: Upholding Labour Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific" - co-organised by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) - at the United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific 2025, highlighted the human rights generally, and the labour rights specifically, of persons with disabilities as a marginalised group, which can be and are already protected and promoted by leading companies in the Asia-Pacific business community.