Saudi to provide jobs to blind, deaf in private sector

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Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Friday, October 26, 2007

Saudi to provide jobs to blind, deaf in private sector

By  Habib Shaikh (Our correspondent)

JEDDAH - Jobs and training will be provided to the blind and the deaf as per an 
agreement that was signed at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) 
here recently.

The JCCI's role will be to secure jobs in the private sector for the deaf and 
the blind once they complete their rehabilitation and training phases in 
addition to holding seminars and programmes to encourage companies to hire 
disabled employees.

Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed, head of the National Committee to Combat 
Blindness, signed the agreement with Adel bin Abdullah Arif, chairman of the 
Deaf Club at the Human Resource Fund in the Makkah Region; Saleh Al Turki, 
chairman of the JCCI; and Hisham Linjawi, head of the Human Resource Fund in 
the Makkah Region.

The National Committee to Combat Blindness will be responsible for formulating 
a training strategy, in addition to hiring trainers and training facilities. 
The Deaf Club has been assigned the same duties for the deaf.

The Human Resource Fund has been tasked to provide funding for the habilitation 
and training phases, provide technical and administrative advice to centres 
that serve the deaf and the blind and coordinate with other bodies to secure 
job vacancies for the disabled.

Prince Abdul Aziz expressed hope that the programme would provide hundreds of 
jobs for the deaf and the blind. There are 73 million blind people worldwide, 
0.7 per cent of which are in the kingdom. Al Turki said that the JCCI is keen 
on working and cooperating with community services institutions in providing 
jobs for the disabled. He added that the chamber will not hesitate to provide 
all the possible support in order to integrate them into different work areas. 


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