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Francisco Mesonero, general manager of the Adecco Foundation, said, “it is a great honour to receive this recognition from a company like FCC, with which we have been collaborating for so many years, and with whom we share a common vision and values” Juan Pablo Merino, Aqualia’s Director of Communication and CSR, pointed out that this recog- nition awarded by Aqualia “makes the company’s strategy tangible, as a result of its firm commitment to collaborating with other compa- nies, public administrations and third-sector entities to overcome the social challenges we are cu- rrently facing. Here at Aqualia this cooperation is conceived to be the best way to comply with United Nations SDG 17 (Alliances for the purpose of achieving the objectives)”. ce, with employment being the best response to dignify and redirect their lives, in a context of great diffi - culties. We cannot think of a better way of doing it other than through alliances with committed companies that are involved in a challenge of such magnitude”. FCC defends equality between men and women FCC constantly and repeatedly de- fends equality between men and women and rejects any act of vio- lence. It is necessary to work so that education and awareness of harassment and gender violence in all its forms reaches the entire po- pulation, regardless of their level of training. It is a joint task in which the sum total of all our efforts will show us the path to success. As indicated in the ninth edition of the report published by the Adec- co Foundation, “Employment ver- sus Violence”, concern about gen- der-based violence in Spain has shot up to 4.6% of issues mentioned in the barometer of the Sociological Research Centre (SRC), the highest since 2008. Furthermore, it indica- tes that trend for the number of gen- der-violence reports in our country is rising, with the score for last year being the highest on record in the entire historical series. However, in the first half of 2020, reports fell by 12.4%, a decrease that is often common in times of crisis when wo- men find it more difficult to access protection resources or find a job that enables them to be financially and emotionally independent. About the Adecco Foundation After more than 20 years working for the inclusion in the labour force of those with the most difficulties, the Adecco Foundation is now aware that employment is the means par excellence to help unemployed vic- tims of gender violence to regain dignity and control over their lives. It is an essential pillar for unemplo- yed victims of gender violence to be able to normalise their lives, since it provides them with autonomy and economic independence, securi- ty and self-confidence, as well as enabling them to expand their social circle and improve their self-esteem. Undoubtedly, companies are increa- singly aware of and committed to putting an end to this social scour- ge, and they are strengthening their commitment to achieving a society that is safe and free of gender vio- lence. The general director of the Adecco Foundation, Francisco Mesonero, received the award from Aqualia’s director of communications and CSR, Juan Pablo Merino. Aqualia presents the award to the general director of the Adecco Foundation International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y 31 R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y