Spanish Laundry Company Ilunion will generate 150 jobs in Medellín

The Spanish industrial laundry company, Ilunion, recently opened its new facility in La Estrella, south of the Aburrá Valley. It is the first establishment of the organization in Latin America and the first step in an expansion process towards other regions in Colombia and the continent.

The company washes 200 million kilos of clothes per year. About 40% of Ilunion’s global workforce of employees are people with some type of disability.

Ilunion is known around the world for its inclusive social and economic model, which professional integration to the population in a situation of disability. For many of their employees, this is their first job opportunity, despite being in advanced ages.

The new 2,800 square meters facility can process 1,500 kilos per hour, including bedding, tablecloths, towels, etc.

The Medellín Mayor’s Office and its School for Inclusion have been one of Ilunion’s main allies. The people with disabilities or with different skills have received training from this governmental entity to successfully integrate them in the professional market.

This model has allowed the organization to earn various recognitions throughout its history. In 2016, the Government of Spain granted them the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Social Solidarity and; the Medellín Mayor’s Office has named it a “company which transforms lives of people in vulnerable condition through labor inclusion.”