CURRENT STATE OF SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE UKRAINIAN DISABLED LABOR MARKET

Abstract

The formation and development of the modern labor market is very important for the further development of Ukraine as a legal, democratic and socially oriented state. This presupposes the creation of clear, understandable forms, mechanisms and systems of access to this market. Among them, a special place belongs to the system of formation and use of additional opportunities (guarantees) of employment for persons with disabilities. The share of the employed among people with disabilities is less than among the population as a whole. In 2020, the employment rate for people with disabilities was 67 percent, compared with 77 percent for the general population. The conducted studies indicate that disability in Ukraine is explained by the poor state of the national health care system of citizens, the low level of safety and labor protection at enterprises, the unsatisfactory state of environmental culture, manifestations of various disasters in our country, in particular, military, natural, environmental, consequences Chernobyl disaster, hostilities in Afghanistan and in the Donbass region. The formation and development of the modern labor market, which is very important for the further development of Ukraine as a legal, democratic and socially oriented state, presupposes the creation of clear, understandable forms, mechanisms and systems of access to this market. Among them, a special place belongs to the system of formation and use of additional opportunities (guarantees) of employment for persons with disabilities. Despite the existence of state-guaranteed rights, legislative support for the employment of workers with limited labor opportunities, their involvement in productive work remains a weak point in our state. As practice shows, due to limited health opportunities, workers with limited labor opportunities do not have the opportunity to compete on equal terms with other citizens in the labor market, as a result, their rights to work are violated, the process of displacement from the sphere of labor activity continues, the level of unemployment and the depth of poverty. In this regard, the analysis of foreign experience in promoting the employment of workers with disabilities and determining the possibilities of its application in Ukraine becomes relevant.