Economics and Finance in Indonesia
Volume 63, Number 2, December 2017

Mapping Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Indonesia Labor Market

Alin Halimatussadiah (Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia)
Chaikal Nuryakin (MPKP FEB UI)
Pyan A. Muchtar (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia)
Adriana Bella (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia)
Husnul Rizal (Research Assistant at World Bank Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2017

Abstract

The empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) has recently attracted the attention of the Indonesian government. Several initiatives have been made to empower their life, especially the establishment of Act No. 8/2016 which enhances their right to inclusive economic activities. This study aims to map PWD in Indonesian labor market. Specifically, it analyzes the characteristics of employed and unemployed PWD. It explored Labor Force Survey (Sakernas), which began to concern on disability issue in 2016. The results show that PWD prevalence varies highly among provinces led by West Sumatera, East Nusa Tenggara, and South Sulawesi and that PWD has lower labor participation rate than that of PWOD. It may indicate the significant presence of discouraged workers among PWD.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

efi

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

EFI mainly covers original idea related to the Economics and Finance in Indonesia. Published articles can be either theoretical, empirical, or in between of those two polar ...