Press Releases

Budapest, November 28, 2007 14:00

On November 26, 2007 the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) gave Magyar Telekom the Corporate Ambassador for the Best Practice of Diverse and Receptive Workplace Award for its activities in the field of equal opportunities at the workplace.

ILO collected and published good examples of companies in Hungary – including Magyar Telekom – in the publication “For the receptive and diverse workplace – Good examples of companies in Hungary”. Simultaneously with the presentation of the publication and reception of the award, Magyar Telekom signed and joined the collection of guidelines “Code for corporate diversity and receptiveness” as a further expression of its commitment to compliance with ethical norms. In the spring of 2007, in the frame of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All, the regional office of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) called on companies to share their best practice in the creation of diverse workplaces to remind the business world of the importance of a receptive workplace.

The publication “For the receptive and diverse workplace – Good examples of companies in Hungary” includes 32 diversity and equal opportunities initiatives of 9 companies. Magyar Telekom is included with 8 programs. The publication provides information about the progress of companies operating in Hungary in the creation of receptive and diverse workplaces and offers useful ideas, practical solutions to all companies which consider the creation of receptive and diverse workplaces and leveraging related benefits to be important.

Magyar Telekom presented to the public the following diversity and equal opportunities programs in the hope that these initiatives will be followed by other large enterprises in Hungary.

• Social Charter, Diversity Policy
• Family and Workplace, series of programs
• Application of atypical forms of employment (teleworking, part-time work, flexitime)
• Unusual World Theater Day
• Diversity Workshop
• "Szabad az Á" – Equal opportunities documentary film club
• Digital Bridge to Small Localities
• Internet for Equal Opportunities Program (Egálnet)

Magyar Telekom, as a member company of the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF), is committed to promotion of a business environment in Hungary that is receptive and ensures equal opportunities since the company considers it a precondition for the development and success of the society.