Inclusión laboral de personas con síndrome de Don. Experiencia del programa Be-Just en Quito, durante el período 2017-2019

Abstract

In the present degree work, the results obtained in the analysis of the experience of the "Be Just - Be Justo" program as a model of labor inclusion of people with Down Syndrome are presented, based on the description of the process that takes place in the program in favor of the labor inclusion of people with down syndrome; the characterization of the work environment to which the program is directed; the identification of the obstacles that the program has faced in its objective of labor inclusion, and the evaluation of the results obtained. For the analysis, during the research process that had a qualitative perspective, a cross-sectional descriptive scope and a hermeneutical and interpretative phenomenological design, information was collected through the combination of bibliographic review, interview and focus group techniques. The results of the analysis of the data collected show that, although the program has a structure that encourages adequate training of participants with an experimental methodology, it has not managed to meet the objective of labor inclusion of young people, in a percentage representative. In the study period, 2017-2019, 17 young people between 20-22 years old entered the program, of which only 5 (29%) managed to enter the world of work and of them only two managed to keep their job. Among the causes of the poor performance in the results, are the low sensitivity of employers and workers regarding labor inclusion and the work environment to which the program is directed, limited to hotels and tourism (Waiter and Chambermaid).