Reykjavik Declaration - A blueprint for equal employment opportunities

In 2003 Workability Europe unveiled a ground-breaking strategy to end discrimination against people with disabilities in the European labour market within 10 years.

The Reykjavik Declaration was issued by Workability Europe as new EU figures revealed that unemployment among people with disabilities in EU Member States is now more than three times higher than for the rest of the working-age population.

Driven by a strategy based on six proposals, Workability Europe calls for a partnership between governments, employers and people with disabilities in an effort "to reach a position within 10 years where the proportion of working-age Europeans with disabilities in employment equals the rest of Europe's working-age population".

The full text of the Declaration and a Summary are available in several languages. Please select your choice. Your endorsement of the Declaration and any comments you wish to make are much appreciated.

English Declaration & Summary	Spanish Declaration & Summary
French Declaration & Summary	German Declaration & Summary
Dutch Declaration & Summary	Icelandic Declaration & Summary

The Reykjavik Declaration was presented to Anna Diamantopoulou, European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs during the Closing Conference of the European Year of People with Disabilities, held in Rome on 5 - 7 December 2003.

The Declaration will be of interest to:

• Policy and programme makers at national and European level
• Employers
• Trade Unions
• Organisations and NGOs of and for people with disabilities, people with disabilities themselves, as well as other parties