Alphabet Google Observe of its objective of hiring more employees of historically under-represented groups and examines some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
With that, Google joins a multitude of American companiesIn particular in the Silicon Valley, which reduced their diversity initiatives, years after pushing more inclusive policies after protests against the murders of the police of George Floyd and other blacks in 2020. The company n ‘ did not immediately respond to a comment request. The Wall Street Journal reported the news for the first time.
The company has published a declaration after the announcement of the news: “We are committed to creating a workplace where all our employees can succeed and have equal chances, and in the past year, we have examined our programs designed To help us get there. We have updated our 10-k language to reflect this, and as a federal entrepreneur, our teams also assess the changes required after recent decisions and decrees on this subject. »»
Wednesday, the annual alphabet deposit with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that he had omitted a line saying that it was “determined to make diversity, equity and inclusion part of everything What we do and develop a workforce representative of the users we serve. ” This declaration had appeared in the annual reports from 2021 to 2023.
Google told employees that it examined recent decisions and legal decrees by Donald Trump intended for Curper dei in the government and federal entrepreneurs.
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Google HR chief Fiona Cicconi said in a note published by The penis: “For example, in 2020, we set ambitious hiring objectives and we focused on the growth of our offices outside of California and New York to improve the representation … In the future, we are will have more ambitious goals. “
Earlier this month, Facebook Parent Meta Platforms said that in an internal memo it was end its Dei programsIncluding those for hiring, training and selection of suppliers.
Amazon also said that he was “finishing obsolete programs and materials” linked to representation and inclusion, in a memo of his employees, seen by Reuters.
Conservative groups, fortified by a decision of the United States Supreme Court in 2023 which invalidated a positive action in university admission, condemned DEI programs and threatened a dispute against the companies that implement them.
Earlier this month, Elon Musk and other Trump allies Dei programs awarded As an obstacle to response efforts for serious forest fires in Los Angeles.