ITC Welcomgroup, the Hotels Division of ITC Limited has been conferred the Hellen Kellar award for the 3rd time in recognition of its contribution to the cause of promoting employment opportunities for differently abled people over an extended period of time.
ITC Hotels has already employed more than 207 people with disability across its hotels. Keeping in mind their specific skills, over 200 differently abled have been employed in diverse functions like housekeeping, teleworking, bakery and entertainment, a company release said.
This endeavour is in line with ITC’s philosophy of synergising long term shareholder value creation with the superordinate purpose of enhancing societal capital.
Special badges for the visually impaired, whistles for hearing impaired employees to use in an emergency and sign language classes for the staff to communicate with them are just a few examples of how ITC-Welcomgroup has created an atmosphere of sensitivity and caring.