The New York room of the Nice Airport business center was well filled. Many speakers took the floor, starting with the Deputy Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi. “First of all, I welcome the signatories of this charter,” he explained. “I wanted us to fulfill commitments during the first 100 days of my term, including respect for others.”
This conference on the signing of a charter against discrimination took place in several stages. The roundtable by which its members addressed the theme on the ways to support businesses in terms of diversity.
Throughout this roundtable, business leaders and the sub-prefect of Alpes-Maritimes shared their requirements to fight against hiring discrimination. “Raising awareness and training leaders and employees in recruitment, training, and career management on the challenges of non-discrimination and diversity.” One of the six commitments of this roundtable.
“Highlighting the message on the fight against all possible discriminations seems necessary today,” insists Christian Estrosi. “I want us to turn a page in our history. That the city turns to a policy of equity, equal opportunities. We can no longer accept that a name or a photo on a resume is not tolerated because of a family name or skin color.”
Claude Bรฉbear, president of the IMS, explains that France is very late in terms of workplace diversity. “There is a lot of progress to be made in the national education sector. 150,000 students without future projects. There are more than 2 million unemployed. That is why business leaders have a crucial role. Signing the charter is therefore a moral commitment. It is their honor at stake.”
