El Mercado is a European style market, restaurant and grocery at various locations around Bangkok.

El Mercado founder Griselda Gras approached Steps in 2017 when she was looking for a way to diversify her workforce. Two years on she employs five graduates from the Steps vocational training centre across the business, from office to grocery to bakery. The graduates have gained invaluable skills, confidence and fulfilment from being accepted into the working environment.

Read on to find out more about El Mercado’s experience of working with Steps graduates, and to hear from the graduates themselves about how finding employment has helped them.