(Seville, June 25, 2015) .- Andalusia is among the leading regions including disabled people within companies and entities of the Social Economy.
This is one of the main conclusions of the study 'The social economy as an engine of employment for people with disabilities' prepared by the ONCE Foundation and the Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES), with co-financing from the European Social Fund and presented today at the Pavilion of Seville ONCE Foundation in collaboration with CEPES-Andalusia.
The event was attended by the territorial delegate of ONCE in Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla, Christopher Martinez, CEO of People with Disabilities of the Government of Andalusia, Gonzalo Rivas; the regional director of FSC Inserts, Francisco Lopez and the vice president of CEPES-Andalusia, Rosa Maria Martinez.
One of the main findings is that companies and state level institutions incorporate social economy "a much higher percentage" of people with disabilities in their workforce (6.2% of workers) compared with the rest of trading companies (1.7%).
An important variable in hiring people with disabilities in the Social Economy is the size of the companies, Since the percentage of workers with disabilities is higher in those large on the medium (9.3% and 2.2% respectively). In this aspect, Andalusia, together with Catalonia, Valencia and Madrid clump together 63% of disabled workers in medium and large social economy companies.
In addition, Andalusia is, with Murcia, Asturias, Cantabria, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Castilla y Leon, one of the regions with the highest compliance (between 70% and 75%) of the booking fee to integrate people with disabilities in companies and organizations Social economy with over 50 staff workers.
DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT
The CEO of Persons with Disabilities Government of Andalusia, Gonzalo Rivas he highlighted that since the regional administration is conducting a series of protest movements to defend the rights of people with disabilities and their employment. Rivas pointed out that "not so long ago that disability and employment variables were incompatible, but now the situation has changed and improved."
The territorial delegate of ONCE in Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla, Christobal Martinez, said that these days of reflection serve to "give value to the social economy, which serves as a lever for social inclusion through employment".
Martinez stressed that "we must give value to people against capital" and that "the inclusion of people with disabilities in business is profitable, but also a benefit to society." It has also insisted that the ONCE Foundation talent is an important value which takes into account people, especially now where "all the institutions agree that we must support employment policies".
The vice president of CEPES Andalucía, Rosa Maria Martinez, highlighted in the presentation ceremony that the study comes to finding "business leadership that is playing the Andalusian Social Economy on cohesion and social inclusion in creating companies that put the people and their needs at the heart of its performances. "
In this sense, Martinez has emphasized that "equal opportunities and assimilation of diversity are indispensable for the Social Economy modes of action to ensure the employability of groups at risk of social exclusion."
The vice president of CEPES concluded by highlighting that much remains still to do in terms of social inclusion, stating that the matter "should articulate more efficient collaboration between government forms businessesSocial Economy and agents engaged in promoting skilled, intermediate and create jobs for people with disabilities "manner.
Francisco Lopez, Regional director of FSC Inserts Andalusia, explained the services that the ONCE Foundation entity expert in human resources management offers companies under the Talent program, funded by the European Social Fund.
Lopez insisted that every person with disability is individually FSC Inserts in Andalusia ", because no two people are alike. The orient, train and present to the job. Enter FSC conducted in the best fit person-placed to take full potential of their talents, their skills and their experience and give theoptimal response profile The recruiting company sued for "al.
Furthermore, she added that López companies that incorporate persons with disabilities into their computers check is a smart and profitable choice because they provide much or more than any other employee.
It has also shown how people with disabilities can easily access the labor market through the portal www.portalento.es, Inserts FSC, an interactive platform that brings face to face in real time job seekers with disabilities and employers who need to cover their workforce needs.
Social-Economy encounters FSC Inserts
The presentation of the report took place under the cooperation agreement signed between the ONCE Foundation and CEPES, in order to foster mutual knowledge and publicize the specialized services offered by the entity for the employment of people with disabilities.
The aim of this event is that companies and entities of the Social Economy of Andalusia, associated with CEPES-Andalusia know FSC Inserts services and thus, their rates are improved hiring people with disabilities.
After the presentations in Murcia and Andalusia, shortly Insert new FSC meetings with entities and companies of the Social Economy in Aragón, Navarra, Valencia, the Basque Country and Catalonia they will be held.
The study is available in pdf format on the web accessible CEPES (www.cepes.es/publicaciones_cepes) and in Foundation ONCE (www.fundaciononce.es/En/product/publications) and portal For Talent (www.portalento.es/comunicación/publicaciones).
