Carrefour has again showcased its commitment to including people with disabilities in its workforce globally, through a series of events which were designed to celebrate ‘diversity and equal opportunities’.
Its 381,000 staff across the globe partook in the activities.
Among these were ‘disabled sports workshops featuring top-level athletes, improvisational theatre, round-table discussions about stereotypes, photo competitions and exhibitions, conferences in the dark, etc.’
A recent Carrefour press release notes that in its home nation of France, 14% of Carrefour's workforce has a disability, which exceeds the national legal minimum of 6%.
Its Belgian arm this year launched its ‘Duo Day’ programme, in which an able-bodied person is paired with a person who suffers from a disability in what is ‘an opportunity for people with disabilities to find out about life in the workplace, and to raise people's awareness of how these people – who are full of potential – can be employed.’
Similar initiatives have been effected in Brazil, Poland, and elsewhere. In the summer of this year, the company hosted a United Nations conference of workplace disability.
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