Meliá Hotels wins award for helping young migrants

Madrid: Meliá Hotels International wins an award for a project designed to help young migrants who have left care move towards work. The award was presented on Monday, 26 October, at Spain’s Congress of Deputies. The Adecco Foundation and the Club for Excellence in Sustainability named Meliá the winner for best practice in getting people into work.

Meliá runs the project, Urdimbre. Retos hacia el empleo, with the government of the Canary Islands. It aims to help young migrants who have left care take part in working and social life. Leroy Merlin España came second in the category for a project focused on older staff. The ENDESA Foundation took third for an initiative helping people over 50 find work.

The awards also recognised Leroy Merlin España for a diversity and inclusion plan covering more than 18,600 employees across Spain. Airbus won for a project aimed at bringing more women into industrial and production roles. EY, Coca-Cola, Sacyr and Onda Vasca were among the other winners.

Topics: Social affairs

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com