FCC CEO Pablo Colio and Fundación ONCE Executive Vice-President Alberto Durán have renewed the Inserta Agreement, which was first signed in 2009. This time, the agreement sets a target of hiring 50 people with disabilities over the next three years, bringing the total number of hires since the collaboration began to 1,205.

The signing took place at the ONCE Foundation headquarters and was also attended by the chairwoman of the FCC Group, Esther Alcocer Koplowitz, who expressed her gratitude for the trust placed in the company and emphasised the value of formalising this agreement once again, as well as the chairman of the ONCE Social Group, Miguel Carballeda Pinedo, and executives from both organisations.

According to FCC Group CEO Pablo Colio Abril, 'the signing of this agreement is part of the measures promoted by FCC to contribute to improving the employment and social integration of people with disabilities. This renewal is particularly significant for us, as it will benefit many people who are part of this group. For years, we have been collaborating with specialised entities that support us in the recruitment and monitoring of people with disabilities who join our organisation, ensuring that jobs are suited to their professional profiles and facilitating their normal integration into our Group. Furthermore, talent for a sustainable future, diversity and equality are the cornerstones of our philosophy as a Group, and this agreement represents a firm step forward in that commitment’ concluded the Chief Executive Officer.

For his part, Alberto Durán has assured `that this renewal demonstrates that the commitment to the labour inclusion of people with disabilities can be real and sustained over time. The 1,155 jobs created are proof that, with determination and joint effort, it is possible to build fairer and more diverse work environments ’. The executive vice-president of Fundación ONCE thanked FCC for its firm commitment to talent with disabilities and expressed his confidence in ‘continuing to move forward with the company towards a more inclusive society’.

FCC will continue to work with Inserta Empleo, the training and employment arm of Fundación ONCE, to fill new positions within the company, pre-select the most suitable candidates for the required profiles and provide tailored training to enable them to perform their assigned tasks.

The agreement also provides for the promotion of other actions that indirectly favour the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market, through the acquisition of goods and the contracting of services from special employment centres.

Background

In 2009, FCC's Environment division in Barcelona signed an agreement with Inserta Empleo that resulted in the hiring of 73 people with disabilities. Following the positive results obtained, both entities signed an agreement in November 2010, which incorporated all areas of the company's business and established a commitment to hire 150 people with disabilities over a period of three years. 

Having achieved the objectives of this agreement, the collaboration was renewed in May 2014, incorporating a commitment to hire 125 people with disabilities over three years; on 13 March 2017, with the aim of achieving 125 hires within three years; and on 30 November 2021, with the aim of achieving hires within three years.

About FCC

With 125 years of accumulated experience, the FCC Group is a global leader in the environmental services, integrated water cycle management, infrastructure and concessions sectors. Its diversification has enabled it to offer a comprehensive service to citizens.

The FCC Group's international presence in more than 25 countries, in whose markets it obtained 50.7% of its revenue in the last financial year, is testament to the global reach and expansion it has experienced throughout its history, as well as its confidence in the potential of domestic markets.
FCC focuses its business management on the design and provision of smart services to citizens with the aim of offering global and innovative solutions for the efficient management of resources and improvement of infrastructure, contributing to improving people's quality of life and the sustainable progress of society.

Fundación ONCE and Inserta Empleo

Fundación ONCE is the leading Spanish social organisation working for the full inclusion of people with disabilities through the development of initiatives and programmes in the fields of employment, training, accessibility and design for all, with the aim of promoting globally accessible environments, products and services.

Inserta Empleo's activity is part of the ESF+ state programmes “Youth Employment” (CCI 2021ES05SFPR001) and “Social Inclusion, Child Guarantee and Fight against Poverty” (2021ES05SFPR003) and the programme “ESF+ Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands”, (CCI2021ES05SFPR009), which is being developed by the ONCE Foundation through Inserta Empleo, with co-financing from the European Union to increase training and employment for people with disabilities.