At ASUR, we believe that we have an important role to play in creating decent living standards for the local communities in the areas where we operate.
At the most basic level, we ensure that we provide good working conditions in all our companies, and we set standards in local business communities for the treatment of employees. One example of this is the support provided to employees and their families for the completion of their basic education: for the 2008–2009 academic year the company distributed a total of 105 scholarships among its staff of 837 workers, with a value of more than half a million pesos.
We also place emphasis on the organisation of sporting events, with a range of teams and tournaments in sports such as baseball and football in the airports of the Group. Additionally, social events are organised for workers and their families on a regular basis throughout the year. Some examples of events held in 2008 were those to celebrate Children’s Day in April, Mother’s Day in May, the Day of the Dead in October and of course Christmas and New Year. Finally, on an ad hoc basis, ASUR has provided and continues to provide support in the form of therapy sessions for a number of employees’ children who have special needs.
However, not all of the activities that ASUR carries out in this regard are focused internally on the company’s employees; as well as facilitating trade and tourism to the benefit of local economies and creating jobs indirectly, we also provide support for a range of social and cultural institutions. This is discussed in greater detail in the following section.