NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Atento S.A. (NYSE:
ATTO, "Atento" or the "Company"), one of the five largest providers
worldwide and the leading company in customer relationship services
and business process outsourcing (CRM / BPO) in Latin America, has today announced it has
joined the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent), a global business
network of 190+ major companies around the world committed to
supporting refugees, including by hiring and training
them.
As the United States prepares
to ramp up its refugee admissions over the course of the next year
- including welcoming tens of thousands of refugees fleeing
Afghanistan - there is a need and
an opportunity for businesses to help refugees integrate as they
start their new lives in America. As part of this effort, Atento
has joined the Tent Coalition for Afghan Refugees, committing to
explore hiring and training opportunities for Afghans in the
U.S.
Cathy Jooste, Atento's Chief
Coomercial Officer said, "As part of our social commitment to
create a sustainable and inclusive global economy capable of
providing lasting benefits to all persons, we are pleased to
announce this collaboration with Tent. The initiative links closely
with Atento's sustained effort to foster diversity and social
inclusion in the communities where we operate and we really hope to
be able to make a difference to some of the Afghan refugees as they
arrive in the United States."
Scarlet Cronin, Acting Executive
Director at Tent, said: "Atento is stepping up for refugees at such
a critical time, and we are thrilled to welcome them to the Tent
Partnership. By hiring refugees, Atento will not only build a more
diverse and inclusive workforce, it will also gain incredibly
hard-working and loyal employees. We're so proud of the company's
leadership on this effort."
For more information about the Tent Partnership for Refugees,
and its member companies, visit www.tent.org/members.
About Atento
Atento is the largest provider of customer relationship
management and business process outsourcing ("CRM BPO") services in
Latin America, and among the top
five providers globally. Atento is also a leading provider of
nearshoring CRM BPO services to companies that carry out their
activities in the United States.
Since 1999, the company has developed its business model in 14
countries where it employs approximately 139,800 people. Atento has
over 400 clients to whom it offers a wide range of CRM BPO services
through multiple channels. Atento's clients are mostly leading
multinational corporations in sectors such as telecommunications,
banking and financial services, health, retail and public
administrations, among others. Atento's shares trade under the
symbol ATTO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In 2019, Atento
was named one of the World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces and
one of the Best Multinationals to Work for in Latin America by Great Place to Work®. Also,
in 2021 Everest named Atento as a star performer Gartner named the
company as a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant. For more
information visit www.atento.com
About the Tent Partnership for Refugees
With more and more refugees displaced for longer periods of
time, businesses have a critical role to play in helping refugees
integrate economically in their new host communities. The Tent
Partnership for Refugees mobilizes the global business community to
improve the lives and livelihoods of 30 million refugees who have
been forcibly displaced from their home countries. Founded by
Chobani's founder and CEO Hamdi
Ulukaya in 2016, we are a network of over 190 major
companies committed to including refugees. Tent believes that
companies can most sustainably support refugees by leveraging their
core business operations - by engaging refugees as potential
employees, entrepreneurs and consumers. The full list of Tent
members can be found here. Find out more at www.tent.org.
Media inquiries
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