Banco Caribe and the National Disability Council (Conadis) will create financial and labor inclusion programs for people with disabilities, which will allow this segment of the population to have a more productive life and greater access to the formal banking system.
These initiatives are contained in an inter-institutional agreement signed in the boardroom of the Banco Caribe headquarters, by its senior director of talent and culture, Francesca Luna; the executive director of Conadis, Osvaldo Antonio Canario and the technical director, Cristina Amiama, with the presence of other directors of both entities.
Francesca Luna stressed that this agreement aims to develop projects to ensure the participation of people with disabilities under equal conditions, and reaffirms the banking institution’s commitment to well-being, economic sustainability, banking, innovative entrepreneurship and access to work without discrimination.
This agreement frames the initiatives carried out by this financial entity since 2020 with the “Caribbean People without Barriers” program, which promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace through internships and permanent contracts in operational and administrative areas of the bank, allowing develop their talents in equal conditions, together with internal awareness campaigns.
“Banco Caribe is a great place to work and one of the reasons for being so is because it opens its doors to people with different talents and fully welcomes them, guaranteeing them a work environment without prejudice, since, as a socially responsible and sustainable bank, we are standard-bearers of inclusion and we put it into practice with our internal and external programs that will be expanded after the signing of this agreement”, he added.
In addition, Dr. Osvaldo Canario, executive director of Conadishighlighted that, through this agreement, that institution promotes compliance with the labor quota as established in Law 5-13, to guarantee that people with disabilities are included at the labor level in accessible environments and in conditions of equality with the others. people.
“Recognizing the right of people with disabilities to access any service, to receive decent treatment, not to be discriminated against due to their condition, is the first step to achieve the full inclusion to which we are so committed, that is why from Our institution is committed to providing the necessary support to carry out initiatives that encourage the participation of people with disabilities,” he added.
During the protocol meeting, Banco Caribe executives shared initiatives of the “Caribbean People without Barriers” program, which includes the permanent exhibition of various works of art signed by artists with different disabilities, sign language training for a significant number of employees of the business and services area, forming part of the training that it develops with its personnel.
Within the framework of regulatory compliance, the bank implements the Financial Services User Protection Regulation that establishes equal treatment for users with disabilities.
About Banco Caribe
It has been offering its multiple banking services to the market for 17 years financialand has a growth based on focus and constant innovation, reinventing itself to offer new products and services, offering personalized treatment and a memorable experience to its customers.
In recent years it has become stronger in the line of credit cards, and is the leading bank in loans for the purchase of used vehicles.
About the Conadis
It is an autonomous and decentralized institution of the Dominican State, attached to the Presidency of the Republic, created in accordance with Law number 13, organic on equal rights of persons with disabilities, responsible as an institution for coordinating the processes of formulation and evaluation of public policies necessary to guarantee the full inclusion of people with disabilities.
