The Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs today (Sunday) approved for the first reading a proposal to amend the Law on Equal Rights for People with Disabilities , which will ensure representation in government companies.
The amendment to the law promoted by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Labor proposes to oblige government companies and government subsidiary companies that employ over a hundred employees to allocate 5% of the workforce to people with disabilities.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin said after the approval of the amendment to the law for the first reading: "The amendment to the law that we brought today for the approval of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, so that government companies will be obliged to employ people with disabilities, is great news and an important step that will increase the integration of this large public in the employment circle I expect that the legislative procedures will be advanced in the Knesset quickly. I am convinced that the passing of the law will open up many new employment opportunities for the population of people with disabilities."
Yariv Levin and Dodi Amsalem (Photo: Yonatan Zindel, Flash 90)Minister for Regional Cooperation and Minister in the Ministry of Justice, Dodi Amsalem: "This is an issue close to my heart, which I have followed for many years, even during my tenure as the chairman of the Knesset's Interior Committee. I think we have an opportunity here to correct a historical injustice and to improve and promote people with disabilities – a worthy, correct and moral act.
Minister of Labor, Yoav Ben Tzur: "As a welfare and education man for decades, I worked hard to integrate people with disabilities into the labor market. Reducing the gaps in the employment market between the various groups in society is a national and important task. Our future as a strong, moral and united society depends on our ability to take care of disadvantaged populations first and foremost Through their integration into society. Disability is not a limitation and every person has the potential to successfully integrate into work and society."
