"There are 50 companies that have accepted people with disabilities; but in West Java, there are 55,000 companies. We, from the regional government to the sub-district (government), have to accept up to 2 percent of people with disabilities," he informed here on Friday.
Ulum said the regional administration is trying to increase the number of companies employing people with disabilities, just like governments that have started to hire people with disabilities as employees.
According to him, the fourth section concerning work, entrepreneurship, and cooperatives of Law Number 8 of 2016 regarding People with Disabilities states that at least two percent of employees of government, regional governments, state-owned enterprises, and regional-owned enterprises must be people with disabilities.
Meanwhile, private companies are obliged to have at least 1 percent of employees who have disabilities, he said.
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The deputy governor affirmed that the West Java provincial government appreciates companies that have consistently committed to implementing the mandate of the law.
The government presented awards to three companies in West Java that have employed workers with disabilities, namely PT Feng Tay Indonesia Enterprises (Bandung district), PT Chang Shin Reksa Jaya (Garut), and PT Chang Shin Indonesia (Karawang), during the 2022 National Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Month for West Java-level, which was held in Bandung district, he informed.
The West Java provincial government will continue to encourage companies and government agencies to employ people with disabilities, he said. It is hoped that the awards would serve as motivation for other companies and government agencies, he added.
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