BLIC, 27. 08. 2010.
The first Center for professional rehabilitation and employment of persons with disability was open in Belgrade, yesterday. This Center is a part of National Employment Bureau and its aim is to help improving the status of persons with disability on labor market.
Minister for Economy and Regional Development Mr. Mladjan Dinkic open the ceremony.
Mr. Dejan Jovanovic, the Director of NEB said that this Center will have important informative role as employers, persons with disability and their organization will have one place to get all necessary information on employment of persons with disability.
– This Center as a premise is equiped with human and technical resources to fulfill its role in implementation the Law on employment the persons with disability – pointed Mr. Jovanovic.
Minister Dinkic said that the first results of new Law on employment the persons with disability are encouraging as 1100 persons with disability got job since May this year. He stressed out that in the next year we could expect to employ another 7000 persons with disability. Minister also added that employers who have no opportunities to employ persons with disability paid about 150 millions dinars in Budget and that money will be used for training programs and new job possibilities.
Mrs. Gordana Rajkov, CIL President, said that in Serbia we have just 13% employed persons with disability out of total number of disability population. Out of this percentage just 1% is engaged in economy and production. She also said that one of the problems is lack or inadequate information.