Participants in the two-day workshop shared the view that it is difficult to train people with disabilities in doing jobs that suit their physical conditions.

However, they said that there is an absence of qualified trainers to teach the disabled such necessary skills, making it hard for them to land a job they want.

They agreed on the need to raise public awareness of issues concerning people with disabilities, especially their right to employment.

The disabled should be equipped with accounting skills and IT knowledge to increase their chances of employment, the participants said.

They also noted the necessity for vocational training schools and job placement centres to join hands with enterprises in training so as to enable trainees to get suitable jobs as soon as possible.

Over 5.4 million people in Vietnam, or 6.34 percent of the population, are living with disabilities.
According to statistics of the Social Welfare Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, 36 percent of the disabled in Vietnam are illiterate, 25 percent employed, between 65-70 percent dependent on family support, and over 30 percent below the poverty line.