Diversity in the Workplace Guide

The LPHU (now LUPD) issued a specialized publication on economic and social inclusion aimed at employers in particular and society in general, entitled “Diversity in the Workplace – A Guideline for Employing Persons with Disabilities”, under the slogan “Unity in Diversity”.

Based on the right of persons with disabilities to decent work, and in an effort to implement this right stipulated in Law 220/2000, especially the voluntary quota of 3% of jobs in the private sector, the LUPD worked to raise awareness through this publication, which was distributed with the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar between 2005 and 2011, according to the agreement between the LUPD and the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, the martyr Gebran Tueni. The 12-page tabloid-sized guide contains documented information about the productive powers of people with disabilities, successful experiences in this context, guidelines on adapting jobs and equipping workplaces, in addition to removing employers’ concerns and stereotypes about the abilities of people with disabilities, providing facts and clarifying suspicions.

Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 19: Hearing Impairment
01 / 09 / 2016
Hearing impaired people in the labor market, Hearing impairment, Hearing and degrees of disability, Al Saha Restaurant’s experience with hiring disabled youth, Tips for dealing with hearing impaired people in general and for employers, The concept of inclusive communication, Job search steps for deaf people.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 18: Disability Resulting from Multiple Sclerosis
01 / 04 / 2016
Partnership for Social Responsibility, Interview with the ILO’s Senior Disability Specialist, Multiple Sclerosis, Mimosa’s Diversity Policy, the story of disabled employee Aliana Al-Abyad, the story of the Seville Jerusalem Girls School’s adoption of an inclusion policy, required modifications and disability-related equipment. Occupational therapy.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 17: Disabilities Resulting from Muscular Dystrophy
01 / 02 / 2016
The experience of the Modern University for Business and Science in adopting a policy of diversity and inclusion, disabilities resulting from muscular dystrophy, the experience of the Developmental Services Center in Baqlain, guidelines for people with disabilities looking for jobs, the experience of the Teacher Creativity Center in Palestine in the field of functional inclusion, and the experience of the disabled young woman Alaa Qassem in Jerusalem and her journey with muscular dystrophy.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 16: Disability Resulting from Amputation
01 / 04 / 2015
Amputation and the workforce in a turbulent region, definition of disability resulting from amputation, the experience of the Gaza Prosthetics Center, Jenin Municipality’s experience in mainstreaming diversity in the workplace, benefits of retaining an employee who has developed a disability, steps to keep the job, and practical guidelines for creating a comfortable atmosphere for employees.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 15: Adapting Job Descriptions
01 / 02 / 2015
An interview with the Director of Media and Public Relations at the Association of Banks in Lebanon, defining job descriptions and their uses, presenting selected occupations in different productive sectors, the steps required to adapt workplaces and the modifications required in the spatial environment or in the way job tasks are performed to make them inclusive.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 14: Disability Resulting from Hemiplegia
01 / 06 / 2014
The benefits of employing people with disabilities, paraplegic disability, modifications in the workplace that contribute to productive work for people with disabilities, preparing people with disabilities for employment, the experience of Phoenix Machinery in adopting a diversity policy, a report on the global standards required for diversity, activities of the Economic and Social Inclusion Project.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 13: Disability Resulting from Paraplegia
01 / 04 / 2014
Putting Disability on the Production Agenda, Diversity is the Gateway to Globalization studies, Paraplegic Disability, Sanita’s Experience with Inclusion and Adoption of Diversity Policy, Report on the Benefits of Employing Persons with Disabilities, and Economic and Social Inclusion Project Activities.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 12: Visual Impairment
01 / 02 / 2014
Blind people and the right to integrate into the labor market, visual impairment, successful experiences of people with disabilities working and excelling in the media field, engineering modifications required to facilitate the movement of blind people in the workplace, myths and realities associated with blind people.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 11: Disability Resulting from Polio
01 / 02 / 2013
Decent work for people with disabilities, Interview with the President of the Chamber of Commerce in Mount Lebanon Rabih Sabra, Polio disability and employment, Tips for employers, Inclusion experience at SOS Auto, Success stories of disabled employees, Results of the economic and social inclusion project.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 10: Accessible Tourism
01 / 02 / 2011
Towards sustainable tourism that attracts customers and feeds the treasury, equipped tourism in Lebanon and its expected benefits; chronic back pain between prevention, work, and productivity; the experiences of several private sector companies that have adopted a diversification policy; activities of the economic and social inclusion project in Lebanon.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 9
01 / 11 / 2009
An Inclusive Policy Approach as a Pathway to Solving the Financial Crisis, the telecommunications sector in Lebanon, a look at blindness, how blind people can stand out in the workplace, success story of the International Nylon Recycling Company in adopting a diversity policy.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 8: Diabetes
01 / 05 / 2009
Decent Work for Every Individual Equals Prosperity for the Nation, the definition of diabetes and how to capitalize on the potential of people with diabetes, the success story of disabled employee Suhail, a report on Phoenix Machinery adopting a diversity policy, the Lebanese Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture’s commitment to diversity.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 7: Disability Resulting from Rheumatism
01 / 08 / 2008
Trend of global companies adopting a diversity policy and the benefits of an inclusive environment, articles on the benefits of employing people with disabilities, an explanation of rheumatism, introducing occupational therapy and its role in employing people with disabilities, presenting the successful experience of Kazzi Company in diversity and inclusion.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 6
01 / 02 / 2008
The beginnings of corporate social responsibility through the Global Compact and its outcomes, an interview with Barbara Murray, Senior Disability Specialist at the ILO, an explanation of MS and working people with MS, and a look at the experience of the Development Company and its goal of adopting a diversity policy.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 5
01 / 09 / 2007
Introduction to adopting a diversity policy in business management, articles on job search steps for people with disabilities, the definition of muscular dystrophy and the time factor, success stories from companies that hired people with disabilities, honoring disability-friendly companies, and the results of the economic and social inclusion program’s work.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 4
01 / 02 / 2007
Retaining an Employee with a New Disability, Job Search Steps, For Better Productivity in the Workplace, Defining Amputation, Tips for Employers, Preparing the Workplace, etc.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 3
01 / 04 / 2006
The guide discussed the benefits of employing people with disabilities in an interview with economic expert Adnan El Hajj.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 2
02 / 10 / 2005
The file and description are in progress.
Diversity in the Workplace Guide
Issue 1
01 / 05 / 2005
The file and description are in progress.