The ILO Global Business and Disability Network is a unique initiative of employers that works to include persons with disabilities in workplaces around the world.

The Network members as of 2023 include 40 national business networks, RAZOM National Network being among them, 6 international non-commercial organizations and organizations of persons with disabilities, and 39 global companies (in particular Accenture, AXA, BNP Paribas, Deloitte, IBM, L’Oréal, Microsoft, Nestlé, Renault Group, Sanofi and others). With their work, the Global Network members demonstrate obvious business benefits from employment of persons with disabilities, and emphasize the valuable contribution they make to all workplace types.

In 2015, the Global Network developed and presented its Charter that obliges its signatory companies to support its 10 principles that provide a foundation for full inclusion of persons with disabilities:

1. Respect and promotion of rights

2. Non-discrimination

3. Accessibility

4. Equality of treatment and opportunities

5. Confidentiality

6. Job retention

7. Cooperation

8. Attention to all types of disabilities

9. Evaluation of achievements

10. Knowledge sharing

The Charter is the Global Network’s principal document that serves as a benchmark which guides companies to achieve both business success and the equal opportunities and inclusion of persons with disabilities at the workplace.

The ILO Global Business and Disability Network aims to create a global workforce culture that is respectful and welcoming of people with disabilities.

The Network’s goal is to make sure that employment policies and practices in companies of all types are inclusive of people with disabilities around the world. The Network members also work to increase awareness about the positive relationship between disability inclusion and business success.

The ILO Global Business and Disability Network is a unique platform for business-to-business support and peer-to-peer learning on disability issues. The Network facilitates the exchange of knowledge through global, regional and national meetings, both face-to-face and online, as well as working groups, joint publications and tools.

The Network also supports national-level business initiatives on disability inclusion, particularly in developing countries. It provides technical advice and facilitates contacts with national business and disability initiatives, organizations of persons with disabilities, and partners and offices of the International Labour Organization (ILO).