Somos FCC - Nº5

María Luz, you joined the training department of FCC Construcción in January of this year. How did you join the company? What are your functions within the human resour- ces department? The incorporation has been very good, I have been in the Human Resources training department for two months and my functions, among others, are the following: Management of training actions for FCC companies; prepa- ration of the resources and materials required for training; sending of docu- mentation to collaborating entities; tra- ining calls for training, monitoring and logistics of training actions. Within the necessary process of integration of people with disabili- ties, what have been the main cha- llenges, if any, that you have had to face in the company? What do you think the environment should be like for people with disabilities? In this sense, I have not had to face any challenges other than those of anyone without a disability. I don’t believe that there should be any differences, what I understand by integration is to be just another person in the company, in school, in any environment, that is to say, to be a person regardless of his or her disability. It is a task that, from my point of view, is incumbent on all of us to achieve a fairer, more compassio- nate society in which differences are considered an added value that are also enriching. What challenges does a person with a disability face in companies? In my opinion, there is a general lack of knowledge about disability, not only in companies but also in society itself (everything that is unknown frightens us); it happens quite often that we la- bel without knowing the person; disa- bility is just another label, but it does not define the human being, the great challenge is to make the term “disabili- ty” disappear. What is your opinion about the behaviour of others towards peo- ple with disabilities? Do you think there are still prejudices? I would like to emphasise objective facts that seem to me to be more re- levant. Today there are many public and private spaces that are not adap- ted and moving around can be extre- mely difficult. There are people with severe physical disabilities (quadri- plegics, paraplegics) trapped in their homes because today’s cities are not adapted to enable them to move freely like the rest of us. This means that their difficulties and limitations are not taken into account. Fortuna- tely, however, we are becoming more aware and this trend is beginning to reverse. FCC Construcción continues to make progress on the “Sum of its Disabilities” campaign and on enpositivofcc. Do you consider FCC Construcción to be an inte- grating company? Recently, a website (www.enpositi- vofcc.com) has been set up to bring together all the values and mission of FCC Construcción and it is a mee- ting point for all the company’s wor- kers and stakeholders. What would you recommend to a disabled person who wants to ac- cess the job market? If it is an inclusive company, I am just one of many others in the de- partment and the mere fact that we are conducting this interview demonstrates that there is an inte- rest in giving visibility to people with disabilities. I would recommend that, in order to be able to join the job market, they should wager on and acquire a good education so that they have more opportunities. They should become aware of everything they can con- tribute to society, they should have confidence in themselves and reali- se that the only limits are those that one imposes on themselves; the re- cently deceased Stephen Hawking is a good reference. His brilliant mind is what stood out the most; the rest was not important! I N T E R V I E W María Luz Pinilla Martin Training Technician at FCC Construcción, H.R. Department “Cuantasmás personas con discapacidad formen parte de una plantilla, nos iremos dando cuenta de que la persona que tienes al lado es igual de profesional omás que tú” FátimaMoliterni, jefa de obra enMatinsa Otramanerade entender ladiscapacidad esposible. Más información: www.enpositivofcc.com #EnPositivo “Si no entendemos al que tenemos enfrente, difícilmente podremos dar solución al resto de cosas” Guillermo Lora, técnico de PRL en el Parque deMaquinaria de Arganda Otramanerade entender ladiscapacidad esposible. Más información: www.enpositivofcc.com #EnPositivo “Cada uno de nosotros somos diferentes, pero juntos somosmás ymejor” GustavoGarcía, responsable de administración de Servicios Centrales, FCC Construcción Otramanerade entender ladiscapacidad esposible. Más información: www.enpositivofcc.com #EnPositivo “La discapacidad nome ha influido negativamente. Me ha convertido en una personamás fuerte” NuriaPenalva, jefa de obra en Las Palmas, FCC Construcción Otramanerade entender ladiscapacidad esposible. Más información: www.enpositivofcc.com #EnPositivo “No le encuentro sentido a la palabra discapacidad porque yo soy capaz de hacerlo todo” RuthParrilla, secretaria FCC Industrial Otramanerade entender ladiscapacidad esposible. Más información: www.enpositivofcc.com #EnPositivo P E O P L E S 33 P E O P L E S