VWOs team up to improve prospects of the disabled
From TODAYonline (24 Apr 08):
Ms Ng and other workers under the scheme, which has been in place since 1963, receive up to $60 per day but they do not get other benefits, such as CPF contributions and medical subsidies.
This is set to change under a new partnership between the SAVH and Bizlink Centre, which has also been providing sheltered employment to the disadvantaged, especially disabled workers, since 1986.
The partnership will see Bizlink Centre train SAVH members to improve their skills in order to make them more employable and receive better terms of employment.
With Bizlink and SAVH having a combined supply of 124 members, the two partners hope the bigger workforce will enable them to secure more job contracts from commercial companies and government agencies.
