Eric Chua on livelihood support for persons with disabilities
Based on the Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, the average resident employment rate for persons with disabilities (PWDs) aged 15 to 64 increased steadily from 28.2 per cent between 2018 and 2019 to 31.4 per cent between 2021 and 2022. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua, who highlighted these statistics in reply to an MP’s question in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 3), also outlined the wide variety of support from SG Enable for PWDs seeking employment. Between 2020 and 2022, SG Enable and its partners placed an average of 500 PWDs into jobs each year. Mr Chua stressed that building an inclusive workplace requires a whole-of-society effort. Later this year, the first Enabling Business Hub will be launched to bring jobs and employment support closer to where PWDs live. The target is to raise their employment rate to 40 per cent by 2030.
Based on the Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, the average resident employment rate for persons with disabilities (PWDs) aged 15 to 64 increased steadily from 28.2 per cent between 2018 and 2019 to 31.4 per cent between 2021 and 2022. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua, who highlighted these statistics in reply to an MP’s question in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 3), also outlined the wide variety of support from SG Enable for PWDs seeking employment. Between 2020 and 2022, SG Enable and its partners placed an average of 500 PWDs into jobs each year. Mr Chua stressed that building an inclusive workplace requires a whole-of-society effort. Later this year, the first Enabling Business Hub will be launched to bring jobs and employment support closer to where PWDs live. The target is to raise their employment rate to 40 per cent by 2030.
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