Eden Presides at a Talk on How Special Subsidiaries May Increase Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
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| The talk, presided over by Eden, saw representatives from the academia, public sector, and corporations contribute to discussions of international scale. |
In December, 2012, Eden Social Welfare Foundation presided at a talk on how the Japanese model of special subsidiaries may help create more employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. With the aim of increasing employment opportunities for Taiwan’s persons with disabilities, the talk, held at National Chengchi University Center for Public and Business Administration Education, saw representatives from the academia, public sector, and corporations contribute to the discussions on relevant legislations and possible practices of both local and international scales.
Having enjoyed the legalization of special
subsidiaries for more than 36 years, Japanese corporations have succeeded in developing
a business model that encourages the employment of persons with disabilities.
The Japanese model of special subsidiaries allows the number of employees with
disabilities hired by special subsidiaries to be counted towards the quota of
employees with disabilities that corporations in Japan are required to reach by
the law. This has created a win-win situation for employees with disabilities
and employers in Japan and thus presents much value to be studied and adopted
by other countries and regions in the world.
According to statistics, Japan has claimed more
than 340 corporations with special subsidiaries hiring primarily persons with
disabilities. At the end of 2011, the total number of persons with disabilities
employed by special subsidiaries in Japan has amounted to 16,000, a prevailing percentage
of which consisted of persons with severe intellectual disabilities.
During the talk, Mr. Joa Song Hwang, CEO of Eden Social Welfare Foundation, remarked that special subsidiaries provided practical alternatives to sheltered workshops, social enterprises, and many other attempts to increase employment opportunities among persons with disabilities.
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