Jollibee Food Corporation (JFC) is heeding the call of Manila
mayor Isko Moreno to tapped in their stores the elderly and persons with
disabilities (PWD’s) in the city of Manila. This commitment from Jollibee is a
first in the four decade history of the company.
Jollibee,
Chowking, Mang Inasal and Greenwich are looking to hire 78 senior citizens and
39 mute and deaf Manileños for its 39 branches in the Manila, said Fernan
Bermejo, officer-in-charge of the city’s Public Employment Sevice Office
(PESO).
The
responsibilities of the elderly will be “light tasks” like helping customers
follow up orders and serve as ushers, Bermejo told ABS-CBN.
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| The signing of the agreement between Jollibee president Justo Alano and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, for the former to hire elderly and person with disabilities in JFC group's Manila branches. (photo credit to ABS-CBN News) |
Senior citizens
are expected to render 4 hours of work, will earn as much as P5,000 a month,
they will be assigned in the day shift between 8AM to 5PM according to the Memorandum of Agreement
signed by JFC and Moreno.
“Titingnan
natin kung ano 'yung bagay sa kanila, kakayanan nila,” said Joseph Tanbuntiong,
JFC country business group head.
(We will see
which tasks would suit them, depending on their capabilities.)
“Dapat 'yung
nag-eenjoy sila at nakaka-contribute din sila sa tindahan natin,” Tanbuntiong said.
(It must be
something that they enjoy doing and also something that contributes to our
store operations.)
The city
government will prioritize senior citizens who are just walking distance from
any JFC food chain store.
“Mas okay kung
'yung walking distance lang ang bahay [sa store] para hindi na mahirapan,” he
said.
(It would be
better if they can walk to the store so that they would not have a hard time.)
As per the MOA,
each of the 39 stores will hire one deaf or mute person as regular employee. The
screening process, which includes medical examinations will start by the end of
the month.
“Ang gusto lang
namin, everybody should be given equal opportunity... to go back to a normal
life for them to feel that they are still part and needed by the society,”
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said
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