(Original title: Google Says It Will Hire More Black Workers at Senior Levels)

NetEase Technology News June 18, according to foreign media reports, local time on Wednesday, Alphabet's Google said that the company will strive to increase the number of black employees in senior positions. Google also set a goal that by 2025 at least 30% of leadership positions will be filled by minority employees.

Google also said it will recruit more employees in Atlanta, Washington, Chicago and London, provide more support for black employees, and establish an internal anti-racism plan for all employees.

For a long time, black employees and other people of color have repeatedly pointed out that Silicon Valley companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple lack diversity. Last month, the George Floyd incident in Minneapolis caused protests against racism and police violence to sweep across the United States, and also put relevant appeals in the spotlight again. Google executives have said that employee diversity is the top priority, but many activists and employees believe that the company is not fast enough to achieve employee diversity. According to Google’s annual diversity report, the company’s black employee ratio increased from 2.4% in 2014 to 3.7% in 2020.

In addition to internal reforms, Google also announced an "Economic Opportunity Plan" totaling approximately $175 million, which will be used to invest in black-led venture capital companies and startups, provide training for black job seekers, and provide subsidies for small businesses.

At the same time, Google said that in order to deal with the impact of the epidemic on the economy, the company will slow down the overall recruitment rate of most business departments. (Chenchen)

Source: NetEase Technology Report, translated by Google Translate