The fifth edition of DuoDay, an activity that allows companies to open their doors to people with disabilities for a day to pair up a professional and a young disabled person, is set to break records this Thursday. And in terms of employment, the situation is improving: the unemployment rate of persons with disabilities has decreased from 19% to 13% in five years. In June, Pôle Emploi registered 460,000 disabled people, compared to 515,530 before the crisis.
In 20% of cases, double the pre-crisis rate, the day resulted in a CDI, CDD or internship offer. Last year, about 17,000 duos were formed (7,000 more than in 2019) in about 9,000 companies with the support of no less than 3,300 specialized support structures. Around 10,000 employers will participate in DuoDay this year, welcoming disabled jobseekers for one day on November 17. Le Figaro He will also take part in the operation for the first time, welcoming five young people with disabilities throughout the day who want to share the daily life of his journalists.
Many political figures were present this year, such as the president of the assembly, Yael Brown-Pivet. For Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt. “The more full employment is available, the more disabled men and women we need to support.”. therefore “The efforts we have to make to support will be more intense, sometimes more expensive.”he said at a conference organized by Agefiph, which is responsible for supporting the development of employment for people with disabilities.
Source: Le Figaro
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