The quota system for employment of people with disabilities in China: Policy, practice, barriers, and ways forward

Abstract

Quota systems represent one of the most important and widely used approaches to promote the employment of people with disabilities in many countries around the world. Extant literature has focused on how quota systems have been implemented in some European countries and some Asian countries. Few studies, however, have examined the situation in China, where a formal law and regulations for a quota system for disability employment was established over the past three decades. This paper addresses this gap by presenting background on the development of China’s quota employment policies, examining the inconsistencies between policy and implementation, and identifying feasible ways to enhance the policy’s use to create more inclusion in employment in public and private sectors.