People with intellectual disabilities occupy a peripheral position in the labour market. They have low rates of participation in employment and this often takes the form of sheltered employment in settings segregated from persons without disabilities. Although their working lives have received limited attention in legal scholarship, this article argues that law can play a positive role in fostering greater inclusion. Taking into account the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, this article analyses EU legislation and case law in order to identify how these apply to those working in sheltered employment and how they may assist in tackling barriers to participating in the open labour market. While EU labour law already contains measures that have the potential to improve the position of people with intellectual disabilities, the article identifies scope for enhancing the effectiveness of these instruments.

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智障人士和劳动力市场的包容性：欧盟劳动法的作用是什么？

智障人士在劳动力市场中处于边缘地位。他们的就业率很低，这通常采取在与无残疾人隔离的环境中庇护工作的形式。尽管他们的工作生涯在法律学术界受到的关注有限，但本文认为，法律在促进更大程度的包容性方面可以发挥积极作用。考虑到《联合国残疾人权利公约》，本文分析了欧盟的立法和判例法，以确定它们如何适用于在庇护性就业中工作的人，以及它们如何协助解决进入开放式劳动力市场的障碍。尽管欧盟劳动法已经包含了可能改善智障人士地位的措施，