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 Bacolod City, Quezon City, Cebu City, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao City as part of its commitment on gender equality and LGBTQIA+ workplace inclusion.
In Bacolod, Teleperformance employees joined the LGBTQIA+ advocates and allies in a march from the city public plaza to the Capitol Lagoon and Park June 29, culminating the month-long celebration organized by Negros PRIDE.
“I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: our support for the LGBTQIA+ community goes beyond Pride Month,” Teleperformance Philippines chief executive officer Rahul Jolly said in a press release. “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.”
Ahead of the June Pride March, Teleperformance Philippines served as a platinum sponsor for the Philippine Financial & Inter-Industry Pride’s 2nd Visayas LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Conference at Radisson Blue, Cebu City.
Themed “Padayon: Nurturing LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion in Visayas”, the conference provided participants with necessary tools and strategies from expert speakers on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
The event was attended by representatives from leading businesses, nongovernmental 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,” TP Women chair and TP Philippines executive vice president for Client Operations, Toni Tompar, said.
Chief people officer Jeffrey Johnson 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 (diversity, equity, & inclusion) 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, the press release added. ||
