Despite more than ten years having passed since the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the best practices for the inclusion of the world’s largest minority, almost one billion people, are still not implemented by companies. The more recent social emergencies, such as the persistent youth unemployment, the increasing flow of migrants, and the worrying increase in inequality and poverty, seem to have overshadowed the question of employment of persons with disabilities. This issue is at the heart of remarks made by this paper, which sheds light on the important role companies should play in ensuring a proper working and social citizenship for people with disabilities. After an overview of conceptual and demographic aspects, we review some recent research concerning disability management and then we draw attention to the challenges Italian firms should face, also due to some new legislative changes.
Nonostante siano già decorsi dieci anni dall’approvazione della Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui Diritti delle Persone con Disabilità, le buone prassi per la inclusione della più grande minoranza del mondo, circa un miliardo di persone, continuano ad essere disattese nei contesti aziendali. Le più recenti emergenze sociali, rappresentate dalla persistente disoccupazione giovanile, dal crescente flusso dei migranti, e dal preoccupante aumento delle disuguaglianze e della povertà, sembrano aver posto in secondo piano la questione dell’occupazione delle persone con disabilità. Tale questione costituisce il centro di riflessione del presente contributo, volto ad illustrare l’importante ruolo che le aziende dovrebbero svolgere per garantire una adeguata cittadinanza lavorativa e sociale alle persone con disabilità. Dopo una ricognizione di natura concettuale e demografica, si analizzano alcune recenti ricerche internazionali in tema di disability management, per poi evidenziare le sfide che le aziende italiane sono chiamate ad affrontare, anche in virtù di alcune novità legislative.
Laboro ergo sum: Quando il lavoro abilita l’uomo
ANGELONI S.
;BORGONOVI E.
2017-01-01
Abstract
Despite more than ten years having passed since the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the best practices for the inclusion of the world’s largest minority, almost one billion people, are still not implemented by companies. The more recent social emergencies, such as the persistent youth unemployment, the increasing flow of migrants, and the worrying increase in inequality and poverty, seem to have overshadowed the question of employment of persons with disabilities. This issue is at the heart of remarks made by this paper, which sheds light on the important role companies should play in ensuring a proper working and social citizenship for people with disabilities. After an overview of conceptual and demographic aspects, we review some recent research concerning disability management and then we draw attention to the challenges Italian firms should face, also due to some new legislative changes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
