Diverse job opportunities for people with disabilities… Companies are taking direct action
Hanwha Life, Health Keeper, Nail Care, etc.
Beyond traditional cafe and administrative support roles
Discovering specialized roles and supporting work experience
Long way to go for improving perceptions of hiring people with disabilities
Last year, 88 public institutions failed to meet obligations
Companies need to be provided with incentives for employment
Companies working with people with disabilities
According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of registered people with disabilities last year was 2,641,896, accounting for 5.1% of the total population. Statistics from the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled show that the employment rate for people with disabilities in 2022 was 50.3%. This is significantly lower compared to major developed countries. Looking at the employment rates for people with disabilities in major countries, Estonia and Denmark exceeded 60% at 64.9% and 60.1%, respectively. Canada (59.4%), France (56.9%), the UK (53.6%), and Germany (53.3%) also had higher rates than Korea.
Although there is still a significant gap in perceptions and employment rates regarding disabilities, positive changes are noticeably occurring domestically. To meet the obligation of hiring people with disabilities, companies are moving beyond assigning simple tasks to disabled employees and are assigning specialized tasks based on the type of disability.
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Korea Festo and Korea Pfizer Pharmaceutical plan to increase the hiring of people with disabilities by participating in the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s youth disability work experience program (BTS), providing work experience to disabled youth. BTS offers young people with disabilities opportunities to gain work experience, focusing on roles in management, administration, public relations, and marketing, where there is high demand for hiring people with disabilities.
*Please note this is a Korean article
Source: Korea Economic Daily
