'Prada Korea, Korea AstraZeneca, Sindorico, Geumseong Publishing' Zero Employment of Disabled Persons

Ministry of Employment Announces List of 457 Places Failing to Comply with Disability Employment Obligations

The government announced on the 20th the list of companies with low employment of persons with disabilities. Among the companies that have been listed for 10 consecutive years, four companies?Prada Korea, Korea AstraZeneca, Sindorico, and Geumseong Publishing?were found to have not employed a single person with a disability.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor disclosed on the 20th the list of 457 companies that did not make efforts such as new hiring or recruitment despite being given prior notice and an opportunity to comply in April this year regarding low employment of persons with disabilities last year.

Among the 457 companies on the list, 428 were private companies. There were 64 companies with more than 1,000 regular employees, and 25 affiliates from 19 large business groups were included. There were 9 government and local government entities and 20 public institutions.

A total of 65 companies, including Ssangyong Construction, Dongguk University, Korea Citibank, and Shindonga Construction, were listed for 10 consecutive years. This is a decrease of 9 companies compared to the previous year.

Among the companies listed for 10 consecutive years, as of December last year, four companies?Prada Korea, Korea AstraZeneca, Sindorico, and Geumseong Publishing?did not employ a single person with a disability. Four large business affiliates listed for three consecutive years included LG Management Development Institute (LG), Asiana IDT (Kumho Asiana), Korea Circuit (Youngpoong), and Kolon Pharmaceutical (Kolon).

As a result of the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s support for disability employment services after prior notice until October this year, 3,477 persons with disabilities (an increase of 1,317 from the previous year) were newly hired. Four subsidiary-type standard workplaces were also newly established or are scheduled to be established.

Some companies significantly improved their disability employment rate following the announcement of the list. Zara Retail Korea had a 0% disability employment rate as of December last year but, through consulting by the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities, discovered jobs reflecting store characteristics such as inventory management assistance, online order support, and labeling of new products in euros, hiring 18 persons with disabilities (35 persons including twice the number of severely disabled), achieving a 2.70% disability employment rate within one year.

Ilsong Academy Foundation, a traditional industry with low disability employment combining medical and educational services, had a disability employment rate of only 0.66% last year. However, by discovering new jobs such as operation support and office support at Hallym University Hospital, it newly hired 99 persons with disabilities (137 including twice the number of severely disabled), escaping the list after 10 consecutive years.

Im Young-mi, Director General of the Integrated Employment Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, said, "This year, companies with a 0% disability employment rate achieved great results by developing suitable jobs for persons with disabilities and expanding hiring. Next year, the government will continue to develop suitable jobs and provide consulting for large companies with low employment, while actively promoting institutional improvements such as easing regulations on establishing standard workplaces for persons with disabilities and allowing linked employment in the government sector to encourage more companies to participate in employing persons with disabilities."

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