Initiative Launched to Increase Employment Opportunities for Disabled People in Venezuela
Initiative Launched to Increase Employment Opportunities for Disabled People in Venezuela
By Ewan Robertson
The Venezuelan government is organizing a series of employment fairs to increase the number of disabled people in formal employment, as part of efforts to guarantee the disabled their full rights as citizens.
The employment fairs seek to connect public and private companies with disabled people looking for work, and to help companies meet the legal requirement for 5% of employees to be people with disabilities. The requirement is part of the Law for Disabled People, passed in 2006, which aims to ensure that disabled people enjoy the “full and autonomous exercise of his or her capacities”.
The first disabled people’s employment fair was opened last Monday in Caracas with the presence of around 40 public and private companies. Similar events will be held around the country.
One of those who turned up at the fair looking for a job was Luis Sanchez, 28, who has a motor disability as the result of a bullet wound he suffered five years ago. He used to work as a carpenter and bricklayer, and with the recent death of his father, feels he has a responsibility to support his younger siblings.
More:
http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/10775
