THE RIGHT TO LABOR IN THE CONTEXT OF CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

The article is devoted to studying of issues, which is related to the legal status of citizens with disabilities in Ukraine, in particular the aspects tied with an employment. Ways for improving of current situation in our country were identified. The provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by Ukraine in 2009, are considered. The content of Article 27 are clarified. The obligations imposed on the states under the Convention are specified. The conditions of the policy in the field of employment of citizens with disabilities in Ukraine are described. A number of existing problems of people with disabilities in this area are mentioned. However, the core one from them is the fact that our country's national legislation is not complied with the provisions of the Convention. The actions of the Ukrainian authorities taken in order to comply the current legislation and conditions with international standards are given. These issues were considered in the State Target Program «National Action Plan for the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities». As a striking example that reflects the situation in the country today, statistics on the level of employment of people with disabilities are given. In addition, the results of surveys to find out the reasons for the relatively low level of employment of this category of people in Ukraine are added. These results are compared with the statistics of the European Union member states. The peculiarities of the policy in the sphere of social protection of the rights of people with disabilities in the EU, in terms of their future application in Ukraine. The experience in the field of employment of people with disabilities in such countries as France, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden is considered in more detail. Emphasis is placed on ways to improve the current conditions in Ukraine. Ideas for solving the highlighted problems in the field of employment of disabled people in our country, taking into account the results of research on the experience of other countries.