Ethical Management of Disability and Employment (La Gestión Ética frente a la Discapacidad y el Empleo): Book Published in Spain
By
Carmen Vila, Madrid - May 3, 2004 Solidaridad Digital
The Foundation of the Organization of the Blind of Spain (Fundación ONCE) and the Association of Users of Prosthetics and Technical Aids (Asociación de Usuarios de Prótesis y Ayudas Técnicas, AUPA) have just published a book on the ethical conduct toward disability and its repercussions within business and professional settings, including civic organizations, public institutions, universities...
One of the purposes of this book is to demonstrate to what extent the achievement of an ethical objective, generating jobs for workers with disabilities, is not contradictory with generating profits for stockholders. The other purpose is to demonstrate that hiring persons with disabilities does note have a negative impact on corporate results.
The seven chapters of the book cover the disability and employment challenges and advantages, also a description of the INSERTA PLAN and an analysis of the potential investors.
This book also comments on two projects. One is called Snacks de Castilla y Leon, S.A. and the other is the MRW project. Both work under an agreement with INSERTA and both include hiring of persons with disabilities.
The results from these experiences may be used for other business projects. It was demonstrated that profits were higher when workers with disabilities were hired. These type of projects usually qualify for benefits offered by government and the accompanying corporate social responsibility.
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