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Miller Family Honored at the Hadicurari Fishermen’s Club
PALM BEACH - Recently of the Minister of Tourism as love to enjoy a good fish-
the Aruba Tourism Authority tokens of appreciation to ing trip with Mr. Giel when
had the great pleasure of guests who visit Aruba for they come to the island.
honoring a very nice cou- 20-to-34 and 35-or-more They also love Aruba for
ple whom are loyal and consecutive years. the climate, beaches, sun-
friendly visitors of Aruba, as The honorees were Mr. set, safety, restaurants, but
Ambassador of Goodwill James and Mrs. Davina most of all they love the
and Honorary Emerald Am- Miller from Salem, Ohio. friendly Aruban people of
bassador, at the Hadicurari James and Davina are very Aruba and the local fisher-
Fishermen Club. good friends of Mr. Arthur men. The certificates and Mr. Ernest Giel representing Giel and Mr. Castro Perez
The symbolic honorary titles Giel who has a charter fish- commemorative Emerald the Aruba Tourism Author- from the Hadicurari Fisher-
are presented in the name ing yacht and the Millers Coin were presented by ity together with Mr. Arthur men’s Club. q
ILO releases new guide to promote diversity and inclusion at the workplace
GENEVA (ILO News) – On on 3 December), the Inter- by step guidance on how – for workers with specific appropriate and necessary
the occasion of Internation- national Labour Organiza- and when to provide work- needs. Promoting diversity to accommodate a worker
al Day of Persons with Dis- tion (ILO) is releasing a new place adjustments – also and inclusion through work- or job candidate’s individu-
abilities (marked annually publication to provide step called accommodations place adjustments: A prac- al characteristics so that he
tical guide highlights that or she may enjoy the same
while all workers should en- rights as others.
joy equal access to employ- Taking effective measures
ment, some of them face for the inclusion of all work-
barriers that may put them ers in the workplace is es-
at a disadvantage. Such sential for the promotion
barriers can prevent them of equality and to ensure
from accessing or remain- that the rights and protec-
ing in employment and, if tion contained in Interna-
not addressed, they can tional Labour Standards are
also deprive companies of a reality for all. “This guide
a broader, more diverse constitutes a great tool for
pool of workers from which those committed to the re-
to recruit. “Reasonable ad- alization of this objective,”
justments contribute to har- states Horacio Guido, Chief
nessing the full professional of the Application Branch
potential of workers and of the International Labour
thereby to business suc- Standards Department.
cess,” says Shauna Olney, They also point out that
Chief of the Gender, Equal- these adjustments can be
ity and Diversity Branch. done at little or no cost to
While recognizing that the the employer and result in
need for a reasonable ac- concrete benefits to both
commodation may arise in the employer and the work-
a variety of situations, the er.
guide focuses on four spe- The publication is designed
cific categories of work- to help the user understand
ers: workers with disabilities, the concept of reasonable
workers living with HIV, work- adjustments, accompany-
ers with family responsibili- ing measures, as well as
ties and workers with a par- the process and steps to
ticular religion or belief. provide workplace adjust-
Reasonable accommoda- ments throughout the em-
tion means providing one or ployment cycle, including
more modifications that are practical examples. q
