Disabled persons ready to enter work place
SANDTON - A total of 1 200 people with various types of disabilities are ready to be placed into entry-level employment positions, some for the first time in their lives.
This is due to the Disability Workshop Development Enterprise’s 2% Employment Campaign which was launched in Sandton in October last year (Work for the disabled, week ending 18 October).
The campaign is in partnership with The Jobs Fund and administered by the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability.
The campaign is currently appealing to the business sector and government to partner with them to place people into the workplace. The enterprise’s CEO, Undere Deglon said, “We understand business concerns about the risks of employing first-time job seekers. Based on years of experience and lessons from other countries, we have developed a model to source, develop and place unemployed persons with disabilities into entry-level positions for the first time in their lives.
“We can make this happen through member companies who join us in the battle against unemployment.”
Deglon also emphasised that they could source and train candidates for any type of entry-level position.
“These include call centre agents, cashiers, shop assistants, customer service agents, packers, cleaners, hotel and kitchen staff,” said Deglon.
Shuaib Chalklen, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability, said they were supporting the campaign because of the enterprise’s commitment to the employment of people with disabilities, and because it supports the South African government’s target of two percent of the workforce to be comprised of people with disabilities.
“Employment of people with disabilities is a key indicator of the successful integration of people with disabilities in society,” said Chalklen.
Details: Disability Workshop Development Enterprise 086 722 7762 or faye@dwde.co.za.
