The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security granted the Outstanding Disability Employer 2021 plaque to Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CP Foods) and its 13 subsidiaries as an recognitions for its contributions to the disability community. The company has received this honourable recognition for five year in a row.

So far, the company and its subsidiaries employs 750 employees with disabilities, who are working in CP Foods’ operations and communities.

 Pimonrat Reephattanavijitkul, Chief People Officer at CP Foods, says, the company, as a leading food company, adheres to the Three Benefit (Country, People and Company) philosophy with a focus on enhancing the quality of life for people in communities and vulnerable groups. Subsequently, it has coordinate with the government sector in implementing the project to employ people with disabilities, securing a job that matched with their potential and help them to gain sustainable income to support themselves and their families.

This effort is a part of “Self-reliant society” strategy, one of the 3 pillars of sustainability development strategy  (CPF 2030 Sustainability in Action), resulting in CP Foods receiving the award for the organization that supports the work of disabled people at an excellent level for five consecutive years.

“The company is proud of the contributions to persons with disabilities. Besides offering stable jobs and income, we have also encouraged disable people to be self-dependent, and gaining access to social services and opportunities. They have become valuable members of company and society that they work with,” she said.

CP Foods has a policy to supports disability communities in 3 aspects, including: 1) Employ persons with disabilities for its nationwide offices 2) Together with community offices and public organizations for the disabilities, hire the disabled to carry out tasks in their own communities like schools, temples, Tambon health promotion hospitals and local administrative offices. This includes the hiring of a national wheelchair basketball athlete as a full-time employee. 3) Employ the disabled under Section 35 by allocating them space to market their products in the company’s factories and offices.