Monday June 8, 2009
Johor council employs 15 disabled persons
JOHOR BARU: Under an initiative by the United Nations Development Programme and Johor State Economic Planning Unit, 15 disabled persons were given jobs at Johor Baru City Council (MBJB).
Mayor Datuk Mohd Naim Nasir the council was the first state body to adopt the initiative to employ disabled people.
“We will give deserving and skilled disabled people a chance to join the civil service,” he said at the MBJB full council meeting.
Naim said that the disabled could find work in departments like landscaping, planning, the library, quality management, property management and public relations based on their abilities.
“Although it is a pioneer programme, we have hired the disabled since 1990 and about four of them were employed until 2007.
“The council recognises their ability to perform like normal people,” he said, adding that the council had achieved its target of hiring 1% disabled persons among its 1,350 employees.
He believed that disabled persons could do anything when given the opportunity.
“We will use the initiative to find new talents in disabled workers.
“By giving them opportunities, we will change the perception that disabled people cannot perform normal jobs,” he said.
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