Employment contract with "Para Performer®" to provide full support for professional performance activities
2024.03.27
PHD
Pole To Win Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Teppei Tachibana, Securities code: 3657, hereinafter PHD), which provides service and lifecycle solutions business globally, will support the professional activities of "Para Performers®" as part of our social contribution activities. This is in line with the official enforcement of the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons and Women starting from April 1, 2024. Society as a whole is accepting diversity, and the trend is toward creating a barrier-free environment.
Pole To Win Inc. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, CEO: Teppei Tachibana, hereinafter referred to as PTW), a subsidiary company that provides services and lifecycle solutions, will be my employer, and I will be able to perform at a certain level as a professional and work in a supportive environment around me. We have established a system in which we sign employment contracts with Paraperformers® who meet employment conditions, prepare an environment in which they can perform on a daily basis, and provide support in negotiating for event venues. In addition, in order to support performers with disabilities and to spread Paraperformer® culture in earnest in Japan, PTW has registered Paraperformer® as a trademark. In addition, "Team PTW", a freestyle basketball player and human beatboxer who is the first paraperformer hired under this system, officially debuted today, March 27th, and posted on the official website.・We would like to inform you that we have decided to release SNS.
[Introducing Team PTW]
Left side: Human beatboxer HARUKI (Mosaic Down syndrome)
Official SNS: https://www.instagram.com/paraperformer_teamptw/
Event appearance information:
April 6th (Sat) Nakameguro Sakura Music Festival
April 21st (Sunday) 3rd Smile Challenge Walk Tokyo Tournament
*Please see the official website and SNS for details on upcoming appearances and events.
[Summary of the employment relationship between PTW and Paraperformer®]
Team PTW, a paraperformer® with which PTW has directly concluded an employment contract for people with disabilities, is based in the non-profit organization Hi-Tension (located in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, hereinafter referred to as Hi-Tension). Previously they performed at one-off events, but by signing an employment contract with PTW, they will be able to practice their performance in a stable environment, and PTW will also assist in negotiating for events. In the future, we aim to increase the number of Team PTW members and expand opportunities as a professional Para performer® team.
[Support from Palabra, which provides barrier-free consulting]
In addition, in the debut introduction video of Team PTW, Palabra Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shoko Yamagami, hereinafter referred to as Palabra is a subsidiary company that provides barrier-free consulting with the aim of creating a society where everyone can enjoy culture and art.) have created a barrier-free version of the video with subtitles and audio guide so that people with hearing and visual impairments can watch it. Palabra has created two versions, a regular version and a barrier-free version, so in order to enjoy the differences.
Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPTW-wu4nx
Barrier-free version: https://youtu.be/qEZDOg3qHbs
Regular version: https://youtu.be/WHCbzekMRkQ
[ Future Steps]
Under the Sustainability Committee established on March 26th, PHD will examine important sustainability issues and promote sustainable initiatives throughout the group. Among these, we have identified investment in human capital as an important measure, and our policy is to strengthen the recruitment and promotion of diverse human resources in order to achieve diversity. The PHD Group will continue to improve the environment for proactive employment of people with disabilities and expand support for the activities of Paraperformers®.
Through supporting Team PTW's activities, PHD and PTW aim to establish the culture of Paraperformer® in Japan, together with the general public, companies and organizations who support and understand it, and encourage everyone to do what they want to do. We will continue to contribute to the realization of a society where everyone can shine without giving up.
*ParaPerformer® is a registered trademark of Pole Twin Co., Ltd.
About Team PTW https://team-ptw.com/
Team PTW is a team consisting of Para Performer® freestyle basketball player Yuwa and human beatboxer HARUKI. In the future, we are considering increasing the number of members with the aim of becoming a Pro Para Performer® team.Please check the official website, Instagram, and YouTube for details on their daily activities and event appearance schedule.
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paraperformer_teamptw/
Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPTW-wu4nx
About Pole To Win Inc. https://www.ptw.inc/
Pole To Win Inc's mission is to "create something new together," and we provide a variety of services as an outsourcing company under the tagline of "solving service life cycle issues." At the same time as applying technology to improve efficiency, we also combine the ``techniques that only humans can do'' that have been praised since our founding, and work with an emphasis on deriving optimal solutions for our customers. Specifically, we provide a consistent service life cycle of "planning," "development," "release," "operation," and "improvement" in a wide range of areas such as development of software, applications, systems, games, etc./environment construction in the IT field. We provide comprehensive support and a variety of services that are combined to meet the needs of our customers, and strive to improve the convenience and reliability of our customers' success and the end users.
About Palabra Inc. https://palabra-i.co.jp/
Palabra Inc. was established with the desire to make culture and art, including movies, truly open to the public. In order to enjoy art and culture experiences such as movies, plays, and art exhibitions with as many customers as possible, Palabra creates subtitles, sign language videos, multilingual audio guides, and barrier-free facilities, events, and screenings. We provide barrier-free consulting that provides comprehensive support for safety and reasonable accommodations. The company name, Palabra Inc., means "word" in Spanish. Our hope is to help connect people.
■Inquiries related to Team PTW e-mail：team-ptw@ptw.inc
■Inquiries related to employment of persons with disabilities Pole To Win Inc. e-mail:ga-hr_disabled@ptw.inc
■Inquires from the Press Pole To Win Holdings, Inc. (Ms. Yoshida) e-mail:phd-press@ptw.inc