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Hiring of People withDisabilities? Overview of Disability EmploymentThe following figures represent facts concerning employmentof disabled workers at FP Corporation as of the end of March2014. We achieved a far higher disability employment rate thanthe statutory rate of 2% set by the national government.This is a result of the steady efforts we have been makingsince we embarked on such employment 28 years ago. FPCorporation’s subsidiaries operate 19 facilities in the country (asshown on the next page) and there are four business partners.All workers with disabilities in the FP Corporation Group serveas valuable staff for the companies. They are hired under thesame working conditions, including the wage system andwelfare programs, as those for able-bodied workers.Employeeswithdisabilities:372Adjusted numberof employeeswith disabilities647Disabilityemploymentrate:16.0%TOPICSOrganized by the Japan Organization for Employment of theElderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers, the award fordistinguished business establishments in disability employmentand distinguished workers with disabilities in HiroshimaPrefecture in FY2013 honored two workers from the FPCorporation Group as distinguished workers with disabilities,in recognition of their everyday efforts in their workplaces. Thishonor will greatly encourage other employees with disabilitiesand is a source of pride for the FP Corporation Group.? Two Types of EmploymentThe FP Corporation assigns its employees with disabilities to either of the two organizations described below according to their disabilitylevel and conditions. In either organization, able-bodied staff provide support to secure an environment that enables employees withdisabilities to work stably.Special SubsidiaryCompaniesContainer forming and sortingof collected containersOperations with Type A Supportfor Continuous EmploymentContainer assembling, urethane mats,sticker application, sorting of collectedcontainers, and package operationsRecognized by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, FP Corporation’sspecial subsidiary companies provide workplaces where workers withdisabilities can work together with able-bodied staff under the basicprinciple of encouraging them to secure stable employment and participatein society. By creating a workplace environment that is friendly to peoplewith disabilities, these subsidiary companies can develop the limitlesspotential of these workers, utilizing their capacity as a significant force.FP Corporation has long made group-wide efforts to address social welfareand global environment issues. It has established these places of business withthe aim of increasing opportunities for people with disabilities to be employedand to expand their job categories. FP Corporation is Japan’s first profitablecorporation to be recognized as a place of business for Type A Support forContinuous Employment under the Services and Support for Persons withDisabilities Act (General Support for Persons with Disabilities Act).? Two Types of DutiesTheir duties are roughly divided into sorting of used containers collected at supermarkets and elsewhere, and manufacturing simplifiedfood containers, involving the processes of forming, assembling and application of urethane mats.53 FP Corporation CSR Report 2014