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May 07, 2009
Dong Nai provides jobs for 1,200 disabled people-Vietnam
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
Tuesday, 21/04/2009, 09:19
There are 19,590 disabled people and 5,600 AO victims* in Dong Nai Province, said the Provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. In recent years, the province in coordination with local agencies, organizations and businesses have actively supported the disadvantaged people with their life activities. The province spent VND 332.4 million providing free vocational training courses for them ; and so far 1,200 have been able to secure and maintain jobs with stable income.
Apart from that, local agencies created favorable conditions for disabled people to borrow loans from banks and granted free bus tickets to them. According to local officials, the number of disabled people who have jobs is still modest in contrast to the total number in the locality, this in spite of efforts of local agencies. The current economic recession has hit all economic sectors and it has caused some firms to lay off their workers.Under the circumstances, jobs for disabled people become more difficult, said officials.
Source: CPV
Translated by Thu Nguyen
FYI: *AO victims http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange
http://army.qdnd.vn/vietnam.economy.enews.24301.qdnd
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