Assolavoro, alla presidenza arriva Anna Gionfriddo: «Allargare la partecipazione al lavoro»

Anna Gionfriddo has been elected as the new president of Assolavoro, succeeding Francesco Baroni for the next three years. The labor agencies have entrusted her with the role of being the first woman to lead this Confindustria-affiliated association representing labor agencies. Completing the presidential team are four vice-presidents: Francesco Baroni (Public Policy Delegation for Labor), Valeria Giaccari (Legal Matters, Immigration and Mattei Plan Delegation), Marco Pagano (Delegation for Trade Union Relations and Bilateral Entities), and Rudy Giuseppe Parracino (Education and School-Work Transition Delegation).

During the meeting, some strategic elements that the agencies must tackle under the new presidency emerged. Gionfriddo emphasized that work is the strategic lever for the country's future, and the presidency will continue where the previous one left off, achieving many of the initiatives undertaken. With work as the main factor of competitiveness, growth, and social cohesion for Italy, the new presidency aims to bring the labor theme to the center of the debate between institutions, businesses, and social partners.

Gionfriddo's goal is to contribute to building a modern, dynamic labor market capable of supporting the country's development and managing labor and skills transformations, including AI, technological transition, demographic evolution, and skill mismatches.

A key challenge for the agencies will be expanding labor participation. The Labor Agencies have already made concrete contributions to making the labor market more inclusive, promoting access to employment for women, young people, over-50s, and migrant workers. Assolavoro will further strengthen this path, promoting a labor market that values all available talents and transforms inclusion into a growth factor for the economy and society.

Gionfriddo highlighted the need to develop new and more effective tools in response to the skills shortage and declining active population. Assolavoro aims to be an increasingly trusted interlocutor for developing solutions that better connect labor market demand and supply, through regular immigration, training, and professional integration paths.

The challenge is to put businesses in a position to find the skills they need and give people the opportunity to find sustainable and quality employment.