PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, July 1: Tata Steel has further expanded its transgender base with the company’s Shared Services department inducting a new batch from the LGBTQIA+ community.
On Thursday, a total of 18 transgenders from pan India were onboarded.
In December last year, in a landmark initiative Tata Steel’s West Bokaro division onboarded 14 transgenders as Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) Operators at its mines to start the ambitious journey.
So far, a total of 97 transgenders have been employed at locations including Kalinganagar, West Bokaro and Jamshedpur.
This step of onboarding the LGBTQIA+ community not only aims to break the glass ceiling but also targets to mainstream transgender people in society.
Tata Steel’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiative aims at curating a workplace where everyone is respected, every voice is heard, and people can bring their authentic selves to work.
Atrayee Sanyal, vice-president, Human Resource Management, Tata Steel said “I am glad to welcome new members into the Tata Steel family. Tata Steel will continue with its efforts to drive LGBTQIA+ inclusion and build a benchmark workplace for all. This journey of HR excellence has been extremely rewarding and motivates us to explore new horizons on diversity and inclusion.”
Probal Ghosh, vice-president, Shared Services, Tata Steel said, “This is an endeavour to make a more diverse and inclusive workplace. The initiative will set an important milestone. As an equal opportunity employer, Tata Steel respects the uniqueness of individuals and is putting its best foot forward to shape the workspace of tomorrow,”
Tata Steel has created a diverse, inclusive, safe and fair workplace and has taken a target of having a 25 percent diverse workforce by 2025.
