Lulu Xingwana, Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities (DWCPD), has issued a strong reminder to government departments that they have less than twelve months left to meet their 2% target for the employment of people with disabilities. Xingwana was addressing a meeting of the National Disability Machinery in Pretoria today.
The 2% target was decided by Cabinet and all departments have an obligation to meet it by March 2013. “We dare not fail” the Minister said, adding. “We must see this as our collective responsibility and a national call to action,”.
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