Lufthansa yamukelwa unyaka wesihlanu olandelanayo njengenkampani eshaya amagoli aphezulu nendawo engcono yokusebenzela ukufakwa kokukhubazeka ngamamaki aphelele ayi-100 ku-2020 Disability Equality Index (DEI). I-2020 DEI ilinganise inqubo yokufakwa kwe-United kufaka phakathi: isiko nobuholi; ukufinyelela okubanzi kwebhizinisi; imikhuba yokuqashwa; ukuzibandakanya komphakathi kanye nokwehluka kwabahlinzeki.

"U-United uzibophezele ekwakheni abasebenzi ababandakanya bonke abantu abasebenzisana nabakhubazekile," kusho uJessica Kimbrough, oyiChief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer yase-United. "Siyaziqhenya ngezinhlelo zethu ezihola phambili zokuhlukahluka nokubandakanya futhi sizoqhubeka nokwenza ingxenye yethu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi inkampani yethu yehluka kakhulu njengemiphakathi esiyisebenzelayo."

Lokhu kwaziwa kugqamisa imizamo ye-United yokwakha indawo yokusebenza ebandakanya wonke umuntu kanye nesipiliyoni sokuhamba sabo bonke abantu, ngezenzo ezibandakanya:

Ukuthuthukisa imikhiqizo nezinsizakalo ezinakekela ngokukhubazeka labo abakhubazekile: Ngonyaka odlule, i-United yenze uhlu lwezinto ezifinyeleleka kakhulu ohlelweni lwayo lokuzijabulisa olubuyela emuva, oluhlala kunoma yiliphi izinga lokubona, kanye nokuhlinzeka ukwesekwa kwamakhasimende ngezinkinga zokuzwa nokuhamba.
Ukuqalisa ukuqeqeshwa kwabasebenziI-United's Accessible Travel Advisory Board ineqembu lochwepheshe abaphila nokukhubazeka, abahlangana njalo ukubuyekeza izinqubomgomo nezinqubo zezindiza zabagibeli abakhubazekile. Baphinde bahambe kulo lonke uhlelo lwe-United besingatha izikhathi zokufunda nokunikeza ukuqeqeshwa kokufinyeleleka kubasebenzi, abathengisi nabalingani bezindiza.
Ukunweba Amaqembu Ezinsizakusebenza Zebhizinisi: I-United inamaBusiness Resource Groups (ama-BRG) ayisithupha ahlanganisa izahluko ezingama-26, amalungu angaphezu kwe-16,000 emhlabeni jikelele nabaholi abangaphezu kuka-150 bokuzithandela be-BRG, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bonke abantu baba nezihlalo etafuleni ngezwi labo elizwakalayo. IBridge, i-BRG ye-United yabasebenzi abakhubazekile nabalingani bayo, isebenza ukuqwashisa maqondana nesipiliyoni sokuba nokukhubazeka okubonakalayo noma okufihliwe nokunikeza imfundo nokwesekwa kweminyango yangaphakathi egxile ekuqashweni, ekwakheni nasekugcineni ithalente. IBridge ibuye yeluleke futhi yeluleke abaholi bezinkampani ngemithelela kanye nemikhuba ethize engaba nayo kubasebenzi nakubathengi kumphakathi wabantu abakhubazekile.
Ukusebenzisana nezinhlangano zozakwethu: I-United isebenza nezinhlangano ezisebenzisana nabo ukubandakanya abantu abavela kuzo zonke izizinda ukwakha imboni yezindiza ehluke kakhulu. I-United inobudlelwano obukade bukhona nama-Olimpiki Akhethekile ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi lwasemsebenzini kulabo abakhubazeke ngokwengqondo, nokusebenzisa izimo zokuqeqeshwa kwabasebenzi ukwenza ukuhamba kube yinto enhle yalaba bantu.
Ukuhlukahluka Kwabahlinzeki: I-United iyaqhubeka nokubandakanya amabhizinisi aphethwe ngabakhubazekile nabakhubazekile, abangabomakadebona kwinqubo yethu yokufinyelela ekuthengweni kwempahla futhi isekela ukuqinisekiswa kwalawa mabhizinisi ngokubambisana ne-DisabilityIN.
Kusetshenziswa izinqubomgomo ezilwa nobandlululo: I-United yithuba elilinganayo lomqashi ozibophezele ekunikezeni abasebenzi bakhe indawo yokusebenza engakhethi.

Ngokwehlukahlukana kwe-United kanye nemizamo yokufaka, inkampani yezindiza ikhombisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekubandakanyeni nasekukhuthazeni ukwehluka ezindaweni zokusebenza kubandakanya umphakathi we-LGBT, abantu abavela kumasiko amasiko amaningi, abesifazane, omakadebona kanye nabantu abakhubazekile. Ngokuhambisana nezinhlangano zabalingani, amakhasimende kanye nabasebenzi, i-United izoqhubeka nokusebenza ukwakha inkampani yezindiza ebandakanya kakhulu emhlabeni futhi efinyelelekayo.

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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

Bridge, United’s BRG for employees with disabilities and allies, works to create awareness around the experience of having a visible or hidden disability and to provide education and support for internal departments focused on hiring, developing and retaining talent.
I-United yithuba elilinganayo lomqashi ozibophezele ekunikezeni abasebenzi bakhe indawo yokusebenza engakhethi.
United has a long-standing relationship with Special Olympics to provide workplace experiences for those with intellectual disabilities, as well to implement employee training scenarios to make traveling a positive experience for these individuals.