Ericsson India is celebrating 'Global Diversity Awareness Month' to fight stereotypes at workplaces

(L-R: Alok Mittal, Laxmi, Paolo Colella, Ericsson India Head and Aditya Tiwari)


Ericsson India is setting an example for every other organisation in the country by celebrating a global diversity month in order to help employees fight stereotypes.

Infract, Ericsson has also launched a global campaign ‘Ericsson sees the real you,’ for its employees across the world.

The objective of the new campaign is to encourage employees to reach out to their higher self and embrace all the elements of diversity- culture, colour, age, gender, in order to nurture a truly inclusive work place.

“The idea behind celebrating Global Diversity Month at Ericsson India is to help create a workplace that is more inclusive in nature. If we’re unable to foster an environment which is truly inviting, it defeats the point of diversity,” said Sameer Khanna, VP and Head of HR, Ericsson India.

In India, the campaign is a part of the 'Blue River Project' which was launched to sensitize the employees on diversity and inclusion and create a high performance culture.

As part of new global campaign, the company has created a virtual employee wall where their employees (across the globe) can send an image and description of themselves. The idea behind it is to fight unconscious bias through challenging what people see in an image and who they really are.

To visibly demonstrate championship, accountability and commitment, Ericsson India also invited Aditya Tiwari, the youngest Indian male to adopt a child, Mrs Laxmi, an acid attack survivor, who recently walked the London Fashion Week and Mr. Alok Mittal, Lakshmi’s husband, a journalist turned activist, who’s fighting for internet freedom & for the cause of acid attack victims for sessions around disability and gender balance.