Eight employers, including the municipalities of two Budapest districts, received awards for disability-friendly workplaces on Monday; the award was founded in 2010 and is jointly managed by the Ministry for Human Resources, the Salva Vita Foundation and the Hungarian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said at the award ceremony that hiring people with disabilities is not only beneficial to the society and employers, but it also contributes towards a better atmosphere at the workplace. He also encouraged employers to be receptive towards disabled people, saying that in the long term this attitude has its own rewards.
He also said that during the past four years, since the current government took office, 16,000 people with disabilities have found jobs thanks to the administration’s initiatives.
The awards went to the municipalities of Budapest’s 11th and 16th districts, the Special Education Faculty of the Budapest Science University and five private companies: Evopro Informatics and Electronization Ltd., Iron Mountain Hungary Ltd., Jabil Circuit Hungary Ltd., Work Force Ltd. and Borhy Palace Garden Co. The winners can use the “Disability-Friendly Workplace” logo for two years as a result of receiving the award.
(Ministry of Human Resources)
