Chile Santiago, 3 Dec (EFE).-less one-third of persons with disabilities working in Chile, “poorly qualified and badly paid”, said today the Director of the national service for the disabled (Senadis), MarÃa Ximena Rivas.
“1.950.619 Of people with disabilities who are unfit for work, barely 569.745 do”, said Rivas, right on the day that broadcast television channels carried a Telethon for 27 hours with the challenge of raising 37 million dollars for children with disabilities and is celebrated the international day of persons with disabilities.
In statements that disseminates page Emol, Rivas explained that 29% of the disabled today works deals posts “underpaid poorly qualified” and therefore must be changed in this respect Chilean law
In the opinion of the Director of the State Senadis, the current legislation “allows persons with disabilities to receive a less than the minimum wage”.
Rivas explained that this situation arises because, as disabled persons occupy posts low-skilled, many companies they hire people paying them “incentives” and not directly a salary
He said that in Chile there is a cultural problem on the issue, as people believe that the disabled cannot work and are more licensed medical.
“On the other hand is the lack of training for these workers, and thirdly, accessibility, given that companies are complicated by the type of infrastructure required, and consider that it is very expensive,” he added
The Telethon, which broadcasts continuously through all channels of open sign of the country, kicked off at 2200 local time on Friday (0100 GMT Saturday) and is expected to end past the 1.00 on Sunday local time (4.00 GMT). EFE
