Teleperformance Philippines champions LGBTQIA+ rights, draws over 2,000 members for Pride 2024

 

Teleperformance Philippines champions LGBTQIA+ rights, 

draws over 2,000 members for Pride 2024

Teleperformance (TP) Philippines participated in various Pride events and activities in Quezon City, Bacolod, Baguio, Cebu, and Davao, drawing over 2,000 participants from its various sites in the country.

Manila, Philippines — Teleperformance (TP) Philippines, a leading global digital business services company, marked Pride Month 2024 with an all-out participation by its workforce, with over 2,000 TP employees joining the Pride March activities in different parts of the country. 

 

Teleperformance Philippines partnered with the local government units of Quezon City, Bacolod City, Cebu City, and Davao City as part of its commitment for gender equality and LGBTQIA+ workplace inclusion. 

 

“I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: our support for the LGBTQIA+ community goes beyond Pride Month,” said Teleperformance Philippines Chief Executive Officer Rahul Jolly. “Teleperformance Philippines is and will always be a safe space for our colleagues to express their most authentic selves. Joining the Pride March areas across the country is just one of our many ways of expressing our support to the community.” 

 

DE&I initiatives 

 

Ahead of the Pride March, Teleperformance Philippines served as a Platinum Sponsor for the Philippine Financial & Inter-Industry Pride’s (PFIP) 2nd Visayas LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Conference at the Radisson Blue, Cebu City. Themed “Padayon: Nurturing LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion in Visayas,” the conference provided participants necessary tools and strategies from expert speakers on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

 

L-R: Michelle Ombrero, Marketing Supervisor; Rosuero Rivera; Shana Castañeda; Nincy Bulaqueña; Romwell Cuna; Jhey Aquino, Executive Assistant of EVP for Operations; Jenerose Marie Morata, Executive Assistant to the Site Director - Insular; Kariza Rodriguez; John Patrick Filoteo, Site Admin IT Park; Juaning Baguio; Joire Canete.

The event was attended by representatives from leading businesses, non-governmental organizations, and other governmental institutions in the region. 

 

"Teleperformance Philippines is honored to support the 2nd Visayas LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Conference. PFIP’s annual conference strategically aligns with TP Philippines’ ongoing efforts to sustain a diverse, safe, and inclusive workplace where everybody is seen and supported regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity," said TP Women Chair & TP Philippines Executive Vice President for Client Operations Toni Tompar. 

 

Chief People Officer Jeffrey Johnson also added, "Our team at TP believes that an employee-focused workplace drives success for the company. Beyond our DE&I projects in Metro Manila, we are also working with organizations and communities in the Visayas and Mindanao to increase our reach and the extent of our impact.” 

 

All year round, DE&I programs and initiatives such as the TP Pride Town Hall and Virtual Kwentuhan “Queertuhan” sessions offer a platform for open discussions on various issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies within and outside the workplace

 

LGBTQIA+ community at TP  

 

Recently, Teleperformance Philippines partnered with the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde to host interns from the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS). Several of these interns who are also members of the LGBTQIA+ community proudly participated in the Pride March.

 

Vee Jahnsen Agalep, one of the Deaf interns, shared their excitement about joining the parade for the first time: "This is my first time joining the Pride March. I will be participating to support the LGBTQIA+ community and to express my identity. I feel supported." Archie Drillon, another Deaf intern, emphasized the importance of community inclusion, saying, "It's a great experience for me to be included in the community, especially with TP."

 

Meanwhile, Mark David, a first-time participant and a trainer from TP Alphaland Southgate site, also shared his thoughts on joining the Pride March: "Teleperformance inspired me to join this event because our values align with the spirit of the Pride March. It's meaningful to see my company supporting who we are and what we stand for."

 

For more information on Teleperformance Philippines and its DE&I efforts, visit http://www.teleperformance.com.                                                          

 

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ABOUT TELEPERFORMANCE GROUP

Teleperformance (TEP – ISIN: FR0000051807 – Reuters: TEPRF.PA - Bloomberg: TEP FP), is a global leader in digital business services which consistently seeks to blend the best of advanced technology with human empathy to deliver enhanced customer care that is simpler, faster, and safer for the world’s biggest brands and their customers. The Group’s comprehensive, AI-powered service portfolio ranges from front office customer care to back-office functions, including operations consulting and high-value digital transformation services. It also offers a range of specialized services such as collections, interpreting and localization, visa and consular services, and recruitment process outsourcing services. The teams of multilingual, inspired, and passionate experts and advisors, spread in close to 100 countries, as well as the Group’s local presence allows it to be a force of good in supporting communities, clients, and the environment. In 2023, Teleperformance reported consolidated revenue of €8,345 million (US$9 billion) and net profit of €602 million.

Teleperformance shares are traded on the Euronext Paris market, Compartment A, and are eligible for the deferred settlement service. They are included in the following indices: CAC 40, STOXX 600, S&P Europe 350, MSCI Global Standard and Euronext Tech Leaders. In the area of corporate social responsibility, Teleperformance shares are included in the CAC 40 ESG since September 2022, the Euronext Vigeo Euro 120 index since 2015, the MSCI Europe ESG Leaders index since 2019, the FTSE4Good index since 2018 and the S&P Global 1200 ESG index since 2017.

For more information: www.teleperformance.com

 

ABOUT TELEPERFORMANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES 

Teleperformance in the Philippines is part of the Teleperformance Group, Teleperformance began operations in the Philippines in 1996 and has grown to become a preferred offshore contact center outsourcing option. The company employs over 60,000 people in the country and operates 45,000 workstations in 27 business sites located across Metro Manila, Antipolo, Cavite, Baguio, Metro Laoag, Clark, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, and General Santos City. 

 

In 2018, Teleperformance in the Philippines was certified Great Place to Work® and became the first organization to receive the recognition. It also holds the distinction of being the largest employer and the first Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company in the country to receive certification consistently up to the present from the Great Place to Work® institute.  

  

The organization has garnered recognition from various entities, including the Philippines Best Workplaces™, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Public Relations Society of the Philippines, International Association of Business Communicators, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), SGS, and International Organization for Standardization. 

 

 Teleperformance remains dedicated to delivering the best employment experience for Filipinos, supporting the nation's IT-BPM sector, and engaging in meaningful socio-civic initiatives to positively impact the Philippine community through the Citizen of the World (COTW) Foundation, the company’s official corporate social responsibility arm. 

 

For further information about Teleperformance in the Philippines, visit teleperformance.ph   

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