The electronic marketplace Amazon India has signed an agreement with five state governments to provide employment opportunities to Persons with Disabilities so as to enable their participation in the mainstream workforce. These states are Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The agreement with these states will be valid until 2026 . Under the agreement Amazon India will support Persons with Disabilities with on-the -job training, intervention and create an environment of acceptance and inclusion .
They will be provided employment opportunities in Amazon’s operation networks like delivery stations, sortation centre etc.
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Amazon is considered to be one of the four big tech companies of America ,other being, Apple, Alphabet (owner of Google) and Meta (earlier known as Facebook).
Amazon’s area of business includes; e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming artificial intelligence.
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