Employing the disabled
Monday, 18 May 2009
EMPLOYMENT as well as self-employment generation activities are essential for economic self-reliance of people with disabilities. Where the simple access to learning is a big barrier, even though the national establishment firmly prohibits inequity in employment in any shape, employment of persons with disabilities in Bangladesh has been a fanciful nightmare. The administration had stated a 10 per cent quota for those with disabilities along with orphans about two decades back. But due to desensitisation of employers about the conflicting employment policies, potentialities of disabled people, loopholes in the system and requirement of proper monitoring, the declared quota for the disabled people had in no way been implemented appropriately.
Employment figures show that only 5.0 per cent of the respondents were in government jobs, 17 per cent in NGOs and 66 per cent were self-employed. Only 22 per cent had been capable of getting a few sources of credit. Among all the respondents, the majority were not at all able to save any of their personal earnings, as all the income were required to meet daily necessities.
In most cases, when an organisation hires people with disabilities, it becomes essential to create a number of adaptations in the existing set-up to accommodate the employees with disability. In most cases, the respondents did not get a job in according to their education and expertise. Many respondents were not happy with their jobs, but they did not want to change the jobs, fearing that similar situations will be created in the new workplaces. Therefore, they favoured to continue there, expecting improvement in service environment.
The Prime Minister, inaugurating a GOB-supported rehabilitation centre for the disabled citizens, had affirmed 1.0 per cent share in each cadre service job. However, the prospects look feeble. The government must try to create jobs that are more appropriate for the people with diverse types of disability.
Mohammad Rajja
Gono Bishwabidyalay
Savar , Dhaka
Employment figures show that only 5.0 per cent of the respondents were in government jobs, 17 per cent in NGOs and 66 per cent were self-employed. Only 22 per cent had been capable of getting a few sources of credit. Among all the respondents, the majority were not at all able to save any of their personal earnings, as all the income were required to meet daily necessities.
In most cases, when an organisation hires people with disabilities, it becomes essential to create a number of adaptations in the existing set-up to accommodate the employees with disability. In most cases, the respondents did not get a job in according to their education and expertise. Many respondents were not happy with their jobs, but they did not want to change the jobs, fearing that similar situations will be created in the new workplaces. Therefore, they favoured to continue there, expecting improvement in service environment.
The Prime Minister, inaugurating a GOB-supported rehabilitation centre for the disabled citizens, had affirmed 1.0 per cent share in each cadre service job. However, the prospects look feeble. The government must try to create jobs that are more appropriate for the people with diverse types of disability.
Mohammad Rajja
Gono Bishwabidyalay
Savar , Dhaka