Employment for the Deaf – Luu’s story

Helping disabled people to lead a self-sufficient life with a decent paid job and creating a positive attitude of the society towards them has been the object of a small experimental vocational training project which Saigon Children’s Charity began in 2004.
Special Employment for the Deaf is a co-operative programme between SCC and Ching Luh, a shoe factory in Long An Province producing shoes for Nike. In 2004, Ching Luh worked with Saigon Children’s Charity to help five deaf youths get paid employment. After one month’s training, they were able to work independently and signed labour contracts. Working for Ching Luh, these workers receive the same benefits and equal treatment as others.

To review this project, on 14 February, we came to Ching Luh and spoke to our disabled workers.