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
Visit the Group at www.teleperformance.com.
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