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Avon joins the brands that support Mexican athletes in the absence of government support.
The company prints 54 million catalogs per year.
Saleswomen earn 5 thousand pesos a month: Indeed.
Avon is a brand created in New York dedicated to the production of cosmetics, perfumes, toys, jewelry and products for the home, offering its catalogs through its saleswomen, who have a salary of 5,000 pesos according to Indeed data, and who promote the company’s products within their social circle.
Now it has joined other companies that have also offered their help for the lack of support for those who Mexican athletes have faced the changes in the scholarships awarded by Conade. This time, Avon announced that it will provide financial support to the Artistic Swimming Selection.
After the synchronized swimming team won the gold medal in the World Cup of this discipline, held in Egypt, criticism was directed at both the Mexican Government and Conade and its owner Ana Guevara, since they denied support to the athletes and instead, Carlos Slim and Arturo Elías Ayub, together with Adidas, Arena, dry up, SOLO PERFORMANCE, Oysho, Quore, Safetti, Urban Decay and Latinacontributed inputs and money to transfer them to the sports fair.
Likewise, the problem gained notoriety due to the statements that Ana Guevara gave in an interview, before which Avon slapped the former medalist with a white glove:
“We are proud of everything we have achieved together with so many women entrepreneurs in Mexico. #MiraDeNuevo”, was the message that Avon published on their social networks with a special dedication to Ana Guevara. This is accompanied by a photo in which the legend was “We are all champions”, mentioned the brand through its social networks.
On the other hand, the Mexican diver, Jonathan Paredes, asked Aeroméxico for a ride after he won the High Diving World Cup in Japan.
Through a tweet, the athlete asked the airline: “Hello @Aeromexico Yesterday I qualified for the high diving world championships in Fukuoka. Give me a ride?”
The response of the Internet users was immediate, where they joined efforts to ensure that the Mexican meets his goal of attending the sports fair, brands such as SmartFit, San Juan Egg, Empire Fitness and Sports Worlds They have offered their help for Jonathan.
Nuria Diosdado fights for her artistic swimming team
Nuria Diosdado, captain of the Artistic Swimming team in Mexico has stood up for her team who together They have looked for ways to be able to afford the expenses involved in moving to the competitions.
At an event offered by Avon, the athlete pointed out that after Ana Guevara informed them earlier this year that she would withdraw their scholarships and support for competitions and camps, as well as the salaries of the coaches, the only option they had was raise your voice and mobilize to get the resources and not lose the competitions that give them the pass to Paris 2024, which includes the Central American Games and the Swimming World Cup.
“Really, what has already been said is that we are looking for a conciliation, that dialogue is sought, we are open to that, we have never sought a discussion or any confrontation with the headlines, the only thing we are looking for is that the support be reinstated and if more brands and private initiative want to join, it will be excellent for Mexican sports”, said Diosdado.
In that sense, Nidia confirmed that there will be financial support from Avon “We still have that one to work on and see how they can be added, but without a doubt these types of events make visible what we are doing, the movement that we are seeking to make known something evident that we have been saying (referring to the lack of support from Conade) and above all join this, to ‘We are all Champions’… Without a doubt, Avon is today one of the new allies of the Mexican team”.
The captain pointed out that she has not stopped receiving messages of complaints about the withdrawal of scholarships and support, but many are also supportive of people who say they are proud of being the voice of many Mexican athletes who feel disadvantaged “so I think that It has been very brave on the part of the team to inadvertently raise our voicesBecause what we really did was put a bathing suit up for sale and the whole movement was unleashed”.
It should be noted that, Avon prints 54 million catalogs per year for a total of 19 campaigns made by the firm according to data from various reports, where the company has around 5 million sellers globally, of which 430,000 are in Mexico. This makes it a powerful brand within the beauty industry, now it becomes a support for Mexican sports.