Mapping Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) In Indonesia Labor Market

Alin Halimatussadiah (), Chaikal Nuryakin, Pyan A. Muchtar, Adriana Bella and Husnul Rizal
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Alin Halimatussadiah: Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia
Pyan A. Muchtar: Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia
Adriana Bella: Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia
Husnul Rizal: Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia

Economics and Finance in Indonesia, 2017, vol. 63, 126-149

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.

Keywords: persons with disabilities; labor market; inclusive economic activities; labor participation rate; discouraged workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 J14 J21 J71 J83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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