National Urban League Partners with Hill International to Improve Diversity

WASHINGTON – In an effort to boost diversity within the construction industry, the National Urban League has partnered with Hill International to address this issue.

Legislation passed earlier this year addressing the country’s infrastructure has exposed a shocking lack of diversity within the construction workforce. A McKinsey report published recently has noted that within the construction industry, 88% of the workforce is white, and 89% is male.

This partnership was cemented when both organizations signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure work opportunities within Black and other underserved communities.

Of the new partnership, CEO of Hill International Raouf Ghali said, “Inclusivity is one of our company’s core values. Creating a working environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed improves employee satisfaction, sparks innovation, and delivers inclusive growth. The record investment by the U.S. federal government in infrastructure has initiated huge demand in the sector and will create thousands of new job roles. We need to make sure those opportunities are open to people of all backgrounds and I am delighted to be working with the National Urban League to make that happen.”

Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, agrees.

“We are excited by the opportunity to bring more diversity to the construction workforce, a sector that has struggled to attract African Americans and other underrepresented groups in the past. I am confident working with Hill International and federal agencies, we can ensure taxpayer money is helping to create new, highly skilled jobs for all Americans.”

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