HCD holds awareness workshops for employees with disabilities

By JT - Oct 27,2021 - Last updated at Oct 27,2021

AMMAN — The Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) on Wednesday launched a series of awareness workshops to raise awareness and promote the rights of workers, administrative managers and technicians with disabilities.

The 12 workshops, offering five hours of training each, will include 240 individuals with disabilities, from public and private sectors, according to a HCD statement.

The law stipulates: "Without undermining the work or job requirements related to educational or professional qualifications, government and non-government organisations, with at least 25 employees and workers and no more than 50 employees, each pledges to hire at least one employee with disabilities to fill one of its vacancies.

In the event that the organisation hires more than 50 employees, 4 per cent of the relevant vacancies should be assigned to persons with disabilities, according to a decision made by the Ministry of Labour".

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