4.3 million people with disabilities in Spain. And also many talents. The axis of this message Awareness campaign launched by the Eurofirms Foundation on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesCelebrated on 3 December. Dozens of companies such as Amazon or Saint Lucia participated in the campaign. ‘Hello, I’m Here‘ and for the struggle to raise awareness among their teamsand society in general, The need to include and recognize all the talents and abilities of a population group that makes up 6.2% of the workforce in Spain.
‘HELLO, I’M HERE’
Awareness is one of the most important axes. eurofirms foundation in creating inclusive environments in the workplace. In memory of the Week of Persons with Disabilities from November 28 to December 3, entity launched a communication campaignas well as a series of actions to raise awareness and create more job opportunities for people with disabilities; A group that continues to experience a huge gap in accessing jobs due to the prejudices surrounding their talents and abilities.
One of the actions framed in this campaign Inclusion dialogs, an online roundtable where the organization’s four ambassadors with different disabilities will describe their experiences in first-person and offer guidelines for helping people with disabilities feel included in their environment. This action was announced on 30 November by Eurofirms Foundation consultant Sonia Guirado, snowboard instructor Astrid Fina; Isaac Padrós, president of the multicapacitats association, and Rosanna Camprubí, a sports dancer. Thanks to environments that facilitate their development, they will all tell their stories of success and development.
STREET ACTIONS TO DEMAND THE POWER OF DIVERSITY
Finally, the entity is enabled two street actions to justify the power of diversity. Next Friday 2nd (Barcelona) and Saturday 3rd December (Madrid), Two 20-metre murals at Madrid’s Sol metro station and Barcelona’s Arc de Triomf will be painted together with people with disabilities and public figures.. People with disabilities will illustrate the occupations they engage in, the often invisible jobs they do, as well as the opportunities they want to access. The vengeful murals will be on permanent display in the subways of both cities. This action will be carried out in cooperation with Metro Madrid and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona.
WORK ENVIRONMENTS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Inclusivity is key to making a real impact and fostering an environment where all employees have career development opportunities and feel part of the organization. “The numbers tell us we still have a lot of work to do, because 44% of people with disabilities currently do not feel belonging to their workplace, according to our latest report on container environments We interviewed 750 disabled employees. That’s why, in addition to awareness campaigns like ‘Hello, I’m here’ at the Eurofirms Foundation, we produce actions that help discover the reality of disabled people at work first hand. It’s hard to discredit the stereotype from afar, and our training, corporate volunteering, and other programs are precisely aimed at touching that reality firsthand and putting people above all else.” It points to Maria Jordà, managing director of the Eurofirms Foundation.
Build container environments It has an impact not only on people with disabilities incorporating new abilities, but also on employees who may be disabled during their time at the company, because 80% of people with disabilities withdraw at working age, it is said, acquired skills. disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64. It’s also worth noting that managers-led organizations focused on disability engagement and creating inclusive environments have increased sales (2.9x) and profits (4.1x) faster than others. Accenture, Reaching Equality 2020.
More than 1.8 million people of working age who are considered to have some form of disability live in Spain.one representing 6.2% of the workforce in the country. Of that number, 638,600 are active and only 485,900 are employed, according to the National Institute of Statistics.
EUROFIRMS FOUNDATION WORKS
this eurofirms foundation works in Spain, Portugal and Chile for the inclusion of people with disabilities. In 2021, 1,445 disability integrations were achieved in Spain alone, which is 111% more than in the previous year. It carries out various studies in order to increase these in the next 2023. actions to increase the employability of candidates and create more inclusive environments in organizations. The Foundation also advises companies on regulatory compliance. General Disability Act and always manages alternative measures aimed at promoting compliance through integration. It also implements a support program to counsel disabled employees in companies.
business in November, Second consecutive finalist in the prestigious “Charity of the Year” (Charity of the Year) category European Diversity Awards, For his work on disability participation.
The Eurofirms Foundation is the fruit of its social commitment. Eurofirms Groupand works across all lines of the group so that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as other people.