Apple, which employs 6,000 here, has asked shareholders to vote against move seen as courting favour with Trump administration
Moves by big US firms with operations in Ireland to drop some diversity, equity and inclusion programmes are unlikely to substantially impact on workforces or hiring practices here, those working in the area have said.
The proposal follows announcements by Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and Amazon, both also big employers in Ireland, that they would be scaling back similar programmes in the US, moves widely regarded as intended to foster better relations with the incoming Donald Trump administration.
Diversity specialists here have said the shifts in company policy by the tech giants are very much related to the environment in which they operate in the US and unlikely to make a huge impact at operations based in Ireland or the EU over the course of the Trump presidency. “Even if you look at some of the quotes from Meta in the last few days, yes, they’re moving away from some of the aspects that were more affirmative-action based, but they’re still talking about a greater move to practices that would take away bias, they’re still talking about trying to focus on much wider hiring pools.”
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