Labor Ministry To Issue Disability Work Rights Advisory in July

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Taiwan’s labor ministry is set to release official guidance in July to help employers better accommodate people with disabilities and make their workplaces more friendly to a wide range of needs.

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00:00Eyes focused, hands steady.

00:04This new employee is training to be a test engineer.

00:08Being on the autism spectrum, he has received detailed guidance and attention from his seniors at the company,

00:13which has helped him adapt to his role.

00:16Taiwan's labor ministry is now trying to spread that model to other businesses.

00:21It's been working with disability rights NGOs to create new guidance for companies

00:25to ease employees with disabilities into their workplaces.

00:30The guidance advises employers to provide reasonable accommodation for the workers who are disabled.

00:49It's a concept that comes from a United Nations convention,

00:53aimed at ensuring such employees enjoy basic human rights and freedom while at work.

00:57Companies that have welcomed employees with disabilities say they've seen positive outcomes

01:02and that their hires have developed their own ways of approaching work tasks.

01:06NGOs who worked on the guidance say they hope disability rights in the workplace can soon be written into law.

01:28The guidance will come into effect in July.

01:42Those involved in this drafting hope it will not only benefit those with legal proof of their disability,

01:47but anyone who may need extra help at work.

01:49While legal protections for employees with disabilities in Taiwan still have a long way to go,

01:56the hope is that this new official advice might open more doors for them.

01:59Justin Wu and Nairing Lin for Taiwan Plus

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