Half a million limited without employment "badge of shame"

The Knesset Economics Committee, headed by MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, discussed the employment of disabled people at industrial plants, protected factories and small businesses.

The discussion was part of Zion International Day for Persons with Disabilities, during which disclosed to the Commission information that about 500 thousand with disabilities not employed. Chairman Braverman and MK Israel Hasson responded incredulously, MK Hasson said that it sounded "crazy" and chairman Braverman added that it is a poor record in Israel. MK Braverman said that the Commission will act decisively so the current situation will not last.

Representative of the Ministry of Health, Ronit Dudai, noted that three ministries are engaged in the employment of disabled people, and Israel is almost at the bottom of the list in terms of employment rates along the western world. She says about 13 thousand disabled 4,000 of them employed in the private sector and other services are protected. According to her, the barriers are due to the lack of an overall policy of the government. "No decision with disabilities must work and must lower barriers to them," she said. She added that should incentivize employers that employment will be worthwhile for them, and you have to worry about the appropriate training so that those with disabilities will never be hewers of wood and drawers of water. It also referred Spring Queen employed at a sheltered, and he told the committee that he has advanced computer skills and yet not let him out of the scope of employment protected, where salary is NIS 7 per hour.

Director of vocational rehabilitation service employment welfare office, Shelly Nordheim , said the ministry did not think to cancel the employment protected , because there are people other transaction is not suitable for them. She added that according to the National Insurance Institute and by self-report data in Israel are about 800 thousand disabled when the firm responds employment to 13 thousand and some work independently. MK Hasson said that a small percentage of handicapped employment needs are met and said that a rough estimate suggests that approximately 500 thousand with disabilities do not get to her employment. Chairman Braverman said that this is a defective functioning of the governments of Israel, comes from the lack of a comprehensive policy. Head of the Integration of People with Disabilities Employment Ministry of Economy, Dafna Maor, said that the Ministry consider very important in promoting greater overall policy discussed by the chairman.

During the debate, the issue of whole can company came up. The company's owner, Gil Winch, said that for six years spent out of pocket to fit the company employing 200 disabled, $ 2.5 million a year, and got back from the country, only 20% of the investment. Representative of the Ministry of Economy Maor said that the ministry is examining means of validating additional assistance of a half million plant on in 2013. Chairman Braverman concluded that requires a detailed report about the beginning of next week.

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