This year the special employment center “Aprokor-Prosegur” registered turnover 3 million euros. This center has established itself as labor inclusion reference model since many of its employees have some form of disability.

Launched in 2007 by Prosegur and the Aprocor Inclusion and Support Foundation, the initiative is currently active in three countries and has managed logistics operations for more than 2007. 150 Prosegur delegationsachieving procurement management of 2.6 million euros.

In particular, employees manage Prosegura homogeneity in Europereception, storage, distribution, processing and distribution of materials, optimization of order and inventory control. Cooperation with the Aprokor Foundation allowed the security company to effectively manage 15,000 shipments per year, with a total of 40,000 units and 1,500 links managed. In this way, according to the company, the goal of promoting the labor inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities is achieved, while simultaneously optimizing the company’s supply chain.

hiring people with disabilities has increased in recent years, but only 24% of these people are actively employed, Prosegur said in a statement. The company emphasizes that this center demonstrates that inclusion and diversity in the workplace can be factors that contribute to business success.

Director of the Aprocor Inclusion and Support Foundation, Leticia Avendaño, stated that “ integration of this group This is not only a question of justice, but also source of specific benefits” Additionally, the initiative emphasizes “training in technology tools and access to brick-and-mortar jobs.”

For his part, Francisco Berral, Global Director of Acquisitions and Media Management at Prosegur, assured that the center is a very important link in the organization’s logistics network, efficiently managing the large quantities of materials that the company requires, “while maintaining its commitment to inclusivity.”