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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) had stated in its report that three to seven per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is lost within middle and low-income countries to the exclusion of PWDs from the job market.
The stakeholders comprising of corporate giants, high-profile private companies, international development organisations and government, envoys, professional bodies, human resources outfits among others, made the call at a webinar on ‘Launching ceremony of Nigeria Business Disability Network, (NBDN),’ organised by Sightsavers, a private-sector network that champions disability inclusion in the workplace.
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The Country Director of Sightsavers, Nigeria and Ghana, Dr. Sunday Isiyaku, explained that employing persons with disabilities has clear benefits not only for the people employed but also for businesses.
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Inclusiveness: Sightsavers, CIPM urge govt, entrepreneurs to employ more PWDs in workplace
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Sightsavers organisation, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, CIPM and stakeholders have stressed the need for employers of labour in Nigeria to engage the services of Persons With Disabilities, PWDs in the workplace inorder to further tap inherent potentials and bridge economic shortfall.
The International Labour Organisation, ILO, had stated in it’s report that three to seven per cent of Gross Domestic Product, GDP, is lost within middle and low-income-countries as persons with disabilities are excluded from the job market.
The stakeholders comprising of corporate giants, high-profile private companies, international development organisations and government, envoys, professional bodies, Human Resources, HR, outfits, among others, made the call at a webinar, titled, “Launching ceremony of Nigeria Business Disability Network, NBDN,” organised b