ABSTRACT
Study on the factors hindering job opportunities for the physically and
the Hearing impaired persons in Textile industries was carried out in
Nairobi industries Ares, with the purpose of investigating and identifying
factors that hinder the disabled from securing employment in the Textile
industries.
Th e specific objectives of -the study were to identify barriers to the
employment of the physically and Hearing impaired persons in rextile
industries. To access the productivity and performance of the physically
and Hearing impaired compared with the non-disabled persons. To
examine the attitudes of fellow workers the disabled workers.
The researcher used qualitative design approach to carry out the
research. The data was obtained from two sources, the primary data, the
use of questionnaires and interview and from the secondary data which
was from the Newspapers handouts and movement reports.
Findings from the study revealed that lack of trained disabled persons,
t ransport and negative attitudes of the employer's and the disabled
persons are major reasons that hinder the employment of the disabled in
the textile industries.
Modification of textile industries, provision of transport scrvtces,
provision of special working facilities training of the dtsabled persons,
were recommended to help in mintmtztng the number of unemployed disabled persons in Nairobi and the Republic of Kenya as a whole.
KARIUKI, F (2021). Factors Hindering Job Opportunities For The Physically And Hearing Impaired Persons In The Clothing Industries In Nairobi Industrial Area.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/factors-hindering-job-opportunities-for-the-physically-and-hearing-impaired-persons-in-the-clothing-industries-in-nairobi-industrial-area
KARIUKI, FAITH "Factors Hindering Job Opportunities For The Physically And Hearing Impaired Persons In The Clothing Industries In Nairobi Industrial Area." Afribary. Afribary, 09 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/factors-hindering-job-opportunities-for-the-physically-and-hearing-impaired-persons-in-the-clothing-industries-in-nairobi-industrial-area. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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KARIUKI, FAITH . "Factors Hindering Job Opportunities For The Physically And Hearing Impaired Persons In The Clothing Industries In Nairobi Industrial Area." Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/factors-hindering-job-opportunities-for-the-physically-and-hearing-impaired-persons-in-the-clothing-industries-in-nairobi-industrial-area