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THE AWARD
DALLARA AND “LUISA SASSI AWARD”:
WHEN INTEGRATION BECOMES REALITY
P
arma continues to hold on to one
of the area's most valuable
qualities, the integration of those
who have difficulties in a social and
working environment. In tough times,
such integration brought even more
social commitment, which led to more
economic development and to an
improvement in terms of quality of life.
A great lesson came from the "Luisa
Sassi" Business Social Quality award,
that celebrated its 2012 edition with a
ceremony held on the last 10th of
December at the Province's
headquarters in Parma. The local
authority promoted the award, aimed
at highlighting the companies that
stood out by going beyond the legal
requirements in terms of Integration of
Persons with Disabilities.
"
You set an example to everybody else
"
told the province's Councillor for Work
Manuela Amoretti who also
remembered Luisa Sassi, whose the
award is named after. A manager for
SILD (a service dedicated to the work
integration of people with disabilities),
Sassi passed away in 2008. "
She has
been extremely influential in the
environments she worked in and she also
created SILD, a new Service dedicated to
the integration of people with
disabilities"
.
The 2012 edition of the Award was
marked by an increase in terms of the
number of nominations, about 50,
despite these tough economic times
and their impact on the labour market.
"
Such an accomplishment
-
told
Province President Vincenzo Bernazzoli
-
is an indication that here in Parma we
have been able to develop a successful
relationship between business and
society, despite the the difficult years we
live in, in an effort to get out of this
situation together, without forgetting the
less advantaged along the way"
.
"
This is an happy day for us. Anmic
want to thank all the people that
actively contribute to the work
integration of people with disabilities,
demonstrating that solidarity is the
way in getting out of this crisis"
-
told
the Association's President Alberto
Mutti.
The high number of nominees for the
Awards is a further proof of how
many companies went far beyond the
mandatory hiring goals set in the
68/99
law, which were already been
widely met in the area.
"
The ability to create a network
between profit and non-profit
associations is part of this territory's
value set, and that made such
achievement possible" said Hassan
Bassi, member of the Consorzio di
Solidarietà Sociale board.
Four awards and four honourable
mentions were handed out. A panel
including representatives from the
Province of Parma, AUSL, the local
Chamber of Commerce and many
trade, union and disabled
associations was appointed to select
the winners according to the
number and quality of the working
engagements, the integration
measures, and the implementation
of new training initiatives.
Dallara made it among the winners
by having "showed particular
interest and attention towards a
worker with a complex disability,
enabling him to integrate with their
structure thanks to a customized
workplace, working hours flexibility
and telecommuting".
The award was received by Human
Resources Manager Dr. Filippo Di
Gregorio, who said:
"
In 2008, thanks
to Professor Pirondi of the
Mechanical Engineering faculty, we
met Gian Luca Molardi, who was a
graduate student at that time. He
was set to receive a scholarship
through Parma's Progetto Spinner,
which is supported by the Region of
Emilia-Romagna and provides
investments on education and
research as a leverage to promote
young people and businesses. We
were impressed by the guy and by his
incredible perseverance, which
enabled him to get a mechanical
engineering degree and overcome
many obstacles with a thesis about
Structural Analisys.
We were also positively impressed by
his passion for motor racing and his
interest towards Dallara as he
emotionally recalled a visit to the
factory during high school. Years after
meeting with Gian Luca, we are very
satisfied with the project we carried-
on together. It enhanced his
capabilities as he was able to join a
dream world for him, and also
developed his technical knowledge
since he joined our Structural Analysis
department. In addition to that, he's
an example for all of us in terms of
the approach to face the obstacles of
a professional environment and, in
general, of everyday's life"
.
T
HE
P
ROVINCE OF
P
ARMA HOSTED AN
AWARD CEREMONY
CELEBRATING THE
COMPANIES THAT
MADE THE
I
NTEGRATION OF
P
ERSONS WITH
D
ISABILITIES A WAY
OF LIFE
,
AND
D
ALLARA WAS
AMONG THE
WINNERS OF THE
S
OCIAL
Q
UALITY
AWARD
