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Marian Piedra is Aqualia’s new re- cruit at its facilities in Jerez (Cadiz), following the company’s desire to remain faithful to its commitment to inclusion in the workplace. She is the first person with a disability to work in a water analysis and control laboratory. This is a long awaited and eagerly awaited opportunity, which is very satisfying for people of his age due to the possibility of being part of the world of work. This new recruitment is part of the agreement that Aqualia has with the Aspanido association, which has made great efforts over more than three decades for the inclusion of this group. Marian, who did not hesitate to accept Aqualia’s proposal, closed her incorporation to the company as a laboratory assistant at the end of December 2021 and joined the Jerez delegation in mid-January 2022. Although this is the first time she has taken on the job of laboratory assistant, Marian’s professional ca- reer goes back a long way, having done work experience in retail, in a hotel and in a wine cellar, although she actually trained in gardening. Nowadays, although it had never crossed her mind, every day she wor- ks with numerous water samples from many municipalities in the province. According to Cristina Hidalgo, Aqua- lia Jerez’s head of the laboratory, she does it with great interest and attitude: “She has adapted very well”. Aqualia is the third largest private company in Europe in charge of in- tegrated water management and its water laboratory in Jerez is one of the seven accredited laboratories of its kind in Spain, and also one of the largest in the country. Aqualia’s commitment to disability and its contribution to inclusion in the workplace Marian Piedra joins its laboratory in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain P E O P L E 32 P E O P L E