Civil-state program launched to create 10,000 job opportunities for the disabled



BANGKOK, 22 July 2016 (NNT) – State and private organizations have joined together in a civil-state cooperation to create work opportunities for 10,000 disabled citizens.

Minister of Labor Gen Sirichai Distakul and Minister of Social Development and Human Security Pol Gen Adul Saengsinghkaew co-chaired the launch of a new civil-state program dubbed “A New Dimension: 10,000 Jobs for the Disabled”. The program is being coordinated by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, Social Innovation Fund and over 20 networks for the disabled and has the aim of creating job opportunities and equality for citizens with disabilities.

By law, all businesses in the nation must employ 1 disabled worker for every 100 employees. Statistics have indicated 55,283 posts for disabled workers but only 34,383 employed. Businesses that fail to achieve the proportion of disabled workers needed by law must devote 109,500 baht a year to the national Disabled Development and Support Fund.

Nonetheless, 200 organizations have signed up with the latest project and promised to find ways to employ those with disabilities.


-- NNT 2016-07-22

Selling lotterytickets would be a perfect job for them.

What rubbish this government talks as there are not even enough jobs for all the able-bodied citizens.

What rubbish this government talks as there are not even enough jobs for all the able-bodied citizens.

I don't dispute what you say but you should check the government propaganda. Only two days ago the Permanent Secretary for Labor ML Puntrik Smiti said there were 38,000-45,000 jobs on offer in Thailand each month.

If this project is sincere then it has a good deal of merit.

I thought they were already working, all those people sitting around the malls in uniforms??

If you are in a wheel chair; it is impossible to move on the sidewalks in Bangkok.

Broken tiles and cement, motorcycle taxi , food stalls, and working girls.

If you are in a wheel chair; it is impossible to move on the sidewalks in Bangkok.

Broken tiles and cement, motorcycle taxi , food stalls, and working girls.

The Government only said they would create the job opportunities NOT help the disabled to get to them!

Yet another "talkfest"?

Selling lotterytickets would be a perfect job for them.

Why?

Are disabled people not capable of better things?

There is a (minimally cognitively impaired) disabled fellow who works in the bakery at my local Tops store. He is, hands down, the friendliest, most genuinely helpful guy there. Always with a smile.. Always with a "hi, nice to see you again"... And he really means it. He'll chat with me with his decent, but limited English.. He's just a genuine guy and has no "agenda" if you will.

A few months ago, I wrote a physical letter (on university letterhead with proper department approval) to Tops main office, with :cc to the store, effectively telling them that he was a prime reason I go to that store and not the nearby Tesco and telling them what a great job he does.

A few weeks later, I got a phone call from the EVP/VP of store operations asking me for more information. We chatted for about :15 on the phone about him, what he does and the disability he has.

The following month I was invited to attend an awards ceremony where he was awarded with one of the regional employees of the month (I recall there are 5 per month) award, which comes with a decent cash award (they didn't tell me the amount, but were clear that it was more than B10,000 as this was a regional prize and not an individual store-level award). My letter was only one of 3 that he had received in the recent past, plus a dozen locally written comment cards as well.

I am all for honest attempts at providing opportunities to those who may have disabilities that limit their chances for true, gainful employment in the mainstream employment arena..

I look at the guy at Tops and see a guy who is working an "honest" day and contributing.. He's not window-dressing nor doing "made up" work, just for works sake..

I'd fully support government program that encourage this kind of work environment.

There is a (minimally cognitively impaired) disabled fellow who works in the bakery at my local Tops store. He is, hands down, the friendliest, most genuinely helpful guy there. Always with a smile.. Always with a "hi, nice to see you again"... And he really means it. He'll chat with me with his decent, but limited English.. He's just a genuine guy and has no "agenda" if you will.

A few months ago, I wrote a physical letter (on university letterhead with proper department approval) to Tops main office, with :cc to the store, effectively telling them that he was a prime reason I go to that store and not the nearby Tesco and telling them what a great job he does.

A few weeks later, I got a phone call from the EVP/VP of store operations asking me for more information. We chatted for about :15 on the phone about him, what he does and the disability he has.

The following month I was invited to attend an awards ceremony where he was awarded with one of the regional employees of the month (I recall there are 5 per month) award, which comes with a decent cash award (they didn't tell me the amount, but were clear that it was more than B10,000 as this was a regional prize and not an individual store-level award). My letter was only one of 3 that he had received in the recent past, plus a dozen locally written comment cards as well.

I am all for honest attempts at providing opportunities to those who may have disabilities that limit their chances for true, gainful employment in the mainstream employment arena..

I look at the guy at Tops and see a guy who is working an "honest" day and contributing.. He's not window-dressing nor doing "made up" work, just for works sake..

I'd fully support government program that encourage this kind of work environment.

Well done. In a country where little seems to be done at government level to aid people with disabilities, at least what is being proposed is a step in the right direction. Another might be to adopt the term physically challenged, rather than disabled. This is now generally used across the developed world to recognise the fact that having a mental or physical handicap means does not mean the entire person is disabled.

Edited July 23, 20169 yr by Krataiboy

There is a (minimally cognitively impaired) disabled fellow who works in the bakery at my local Tops store. He is, hands down, the friendliest, most genuinely helpful guy there. Always with a smile.. Always with a "hi, nice to see you again"... And he really means it. He'll chat with me with his decent, but limited English.. He's just a genuine guy and has no "agenda" if you will.

A few months ago, I wrote a physical letter (on university letterhead with proper department approval) to Tops main office, with :cc to the store, effectively telling them that he was a prime reason I go to that store and not the nearby Tesco and telling them what a great job he does.

A few weeks later, I got a phone call from the EVP/VP of store operations asking me for more information. We chatted for about :15 on the phone about him, what he does and the disability he has.

The following month I was invited to attend an awards ceremony where he was awarded with one of the regional employees of the month (I recall there are 5 per month) award, which comes with a decent cash award (they didn't tell me the amount, but were clear that it was more than B10,000 as this was a regional prize and not an individual store-level award). My letter was only one of 3 that he had received in the recent past, plus a dozen locally written comment cards as well.

I am all for honest attempts at providing opportunities to those who may have disabilities that limit their chances for true, gainful employment in the mainstream employment arena..

I look at the guy at Tops and see a guy who is working an "honest" day and contributing.. He's not window-dressing nor doing "made up" work, just for works sake..

I'd fully support government program that encourage this kind of work environment.

Well done. In a country where little seems to be done at government level to aid people with disabilities, at least what is being proposed is a step in the right direction. Another might be to adopt the term physically challenged, rather than disabled. This is now generally used across the developed world to recognise the fact that having a mental or physical handicap means does not mean the entire person is disabled.

Same same just with a nice warm touchy feely aura to it. And who said that "disabled" means the entire person is disabled? Or is this an excuse for renaming a condition using public service speak?

I am a short (in stature) person and I accept that. So, should I now be known as "vertically challenged"? OMG

Congratulations to the Tops store for their recognition of the employee!!

Edited July 23, 20169 yr by lvr181