Browsing: PwD

• Tanzania launches platform to increase PwD inclusion in the workplace.
• Disability inclusion will expand national  business development.
• ILO urges private sector on disability inclusion policy.

Disability inclusion is a key element in any nations business development agenda. In this regard, Tanzania recently launched a National Business and Disability Network (NBDN) to promote workplace inclusion for persons with disabilities.

According to an update, the NBDN is to be handled by the Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) and Sightsavers, with technical support by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

“The initiative encourages workplaces to adopt policies and practices inclusive of persons with disabilities and drive equal employment opportunities,” reads the media communique. 

Speaking at the launch event, Ms. Caroline Khamati Mugalla, Director of the ILO Country Office for Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, said; “This landmark initiative aims to foster greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market by promoting …