E-commerce Company Amazon India signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to employ youth with a disability. The MoU has validity till 2024 and aims to provide employment and skilling opportunities via Job fairs to tens of thousands of PwD across the country.

The tripartite agreement between Amazon, SCPwD, and DePwD focuses on certification, skilling, and entrepreneurship designed to uniquely enable and position PwD participation in mainstream society.
Amazon’s ambition is to provide the needed support, training, and intervention to people with disability. The company aims to create an environment of acceptance and inclusion and an approach with a sensitized experience in their skilling experience.

Akhil Saxena, Vice President of Customer Fulfilment – APAC, MENA, LATAM, and WW Customer Service, Amazon, stated that when looking to develop employable skills and gain meaningful employment, individuals with Disability in India face many challenges. With this project, the company aims to focus on skilling and livelihood-oriented empowerment for PwDs, for one to two years. Further, he added that this would complement the company’s existing programs to provide direct employment opportunities to under-represented cohorts.