Sitel PH celebrates inclusion diversity month 2021
SITEL Group, a global leader in end-to-end customer experience products and solutions, commemorated Pride Month 2021 with a month-long celebration of inclusion and diversity, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, providing a safe workplace with equal opportunities and raising awareness within the industry and the community for inclusive policies and practices.
“Pride Month is an important time to celebrate the many differences and similarities that bind us together,” shared Jorelle Robles, head of Marketing – Asia Pacific Region, Sitel Group. “Inclusion and diversity [are some] of our guiding employee promise pillars and we say, ‘Be bold. Be you’ or ’Kada pagkakaiba, kabarkada.’”
To commemorate Pride Month 2021, Sitel Group shared the inspiring stories of members of its LGBTQIA+ community, created a series of educational SOGIE microlearning training videos, hosted informative panel discussions with Pride Month industry champions and allies, and threw an exciting Create Connection activity. Value Conversation culminated Digital Pride Fest 2021 with raffles, contests, performances and an important panel discussion, highlighting the LGBTQIA+ experience.
“Sitel Group understands that the communities need us to have important conversations to help improve the status quo and make tangible changes,” said Leo del Castillo, Sitel Pride Barkada lead.
The month-long celebration at Sitel Group was capped off with an awards night for the Sitel Drag QuaranQueen Season 2, the second installment in the company’s widely popular drag queen competition and the Digital Pride fest, a virtual Pride Month celebration, featuring special appearances of some Philippine drag personalities, live performances and stories from Sitel kabarkadas (squads).