(Junín, May 26th, 2016).- The minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, Daniel Maurate Romero announced that 105 disabled people in Junin will have free labor training in customer service and cash register through “Jóvenes Productivos” and “Impulsa Perú” Programs.
“Impulsa Peru” Program has benefited to 2,951 thousands people in Junín, and “Jóvenes Productivos” Program to one thousand people.
“We want to give to disabled people the necessary impulse to move forward and training to insert them to formal labor market. We need to work together between private and public sector”, he said.
The minister had a meeting with entrepreneurs from Junin to promote recruitment of disabled people and fullfil the employment rate of 3% for the private sector, and 5% for the public sector (required rate for employers with more of 50 workers).
“Hiring people with special skills generates a positive impact in the companies production because they develop others capabilities with skill and concentration”, he said.
The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion has strengthened the labor exchange of the Employment Center to impulse the insertion of disable people since 2015, he added.
“The labor exchange has registered to 166 disable people and it has received 62 vacancies until now. We want to double the amount with these meetings”, emphasized Maurate.
There were presentations (about employment rate, certification of disability and tax benefits), workshops about specialized methodologies (supported employment, skills approach, inclusive work environments), and successful experiences of labor insertion of disabled people.
According with the Specialized National Survey about Disability – ENEDIS 2012, there are 40,639 working-age disabled people in Junín. Only 14,927 are economically active population.
