Hiring of PWDs made a must
A measure that requires companies to hire persons with disability (PWDs) has been filed in the House of Representatives.
House Bill 894 filed by ACT-CIS Party-list Reps. Erwin Tulfo, Jocelyn Tulfo and Edvic Yap seeks to amend the Republic Act 7277 otherwise known as “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.”
Under the amendment of the bill, at least one percent of all the positions in the government agencies, offices or corporations shall be reserved for qualified PWDs; private corporations with more than 100 employees shall reserve at least one percent of all positions for qualified PWDs; and private corporations with less than 100 employees shall reserve position (s) for qualified PWDs.
“Despite a number of legislations providing employment, education, health and accessibility support, among others, the PWDs, they are still at a disadvantage in several facets of the society,” the bill said.
“While the primary goal of the state is to enable the country’s disabled persons to overcome the social barriers through comprehensive, inclusive, and adequate support, it also becomes of tantamount importance to provide them with equal protection in terms of growth and development opportunities such as employment,” it added.
