OREANDA-NEWS. The Chairman of Repsol and its Foundation, Antonio Brufau and the President of the Paideia Galiza Foundation, Sandra Ortega, have signed a framework agreement to intensify their work together and to open a new space for cooperation in the inclusion in society of disabled people. The agreement was signed at Campus Repsol, the company's Madrid headquarters.

With this agreement, Repsol and Foundation Paideia Galiza reinforce their joint efforts and open up a new framework for cooperation to promote employment of people with disabilities, improve the accessibility of goods and services, and promote awareness and education among the general public.

The planned lines of action include hiring people with disabilities for Repsol's service station network. Also, the service company Trebore, which employs people in this community, will be contracted to design graphic materials and promotional gifts, and for work at Repsol's Industrial Complex in A Coruña, such as the maintenance of gardens and indoor plants and building work to improve the facilities.

This agreement incorporates others signed since 2013 by Repsol and Paideia Galiza for training courses for people with disabilities and grants for internships, as well as the agreement between Repsol Foundation and Paideia Galiza on mobility and transport grants for training and skill acquisition activities.

The two entities will also create a joint committee to monitor their shared projects, consisting of two representatives from Repsol, two from Repsol Foundation and two from Paideia Galiza Foundation.

Repsol and disability

The integration of disabled people is a key part of the company's policy of diversity and equal opportunities. Repsol sees diversity as a key value: it currently employees nearly 600 disabled people, 3.12% of the total workforce. Repsol has a Diversity and Balance Committee led by senior management and wholly devoted to the continuous improvement of the company's practices in this area.

Repsol's work in this field has been acknowledged with numerous awards, such as the Queen Sofia Award, the Justice and Disability Award, the ONCE Foundation Discapnet Award, and the Ability Award for integration in major private companies, among others.

Paideia Galiza Foundation

The Paideia Galiza Foundation was created in 1986 as an open space for interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional training, involvement and research in Human and Social Sciences. Since then, the institution has consolidated its position in Galician society, the context and beneficiary of most of its projects, in order to contribute to making its social and institutional structures stronger and more active, and to promote a culture of participation and solidarity.