While the company is celebrating Women’s Day across its global operations, particularly at its Shirwal-based plant, situated 50km away from Pune, all employees today took a pledge of practising equality at work among men and women to mark the occasion.
08 Mar 2016 | 20750 Views | By Amit Panday
Among many companies worldwide celebrating Women’s Day today is TE Connectivity India, the leading global supplier of electrical aggregates. The company, also known as TE India locally, is the Indian arm of Switzerland-based US$ 12 billion technology group which manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions for multiple industries.
While the ...
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Among many companies worldwide celebrating Women’s Day today is TE Connectivity India, the leading global supplier of electrical aggregates. The company, also known as TE India locally, is the Indian arm of Switzerland-based US$ 12 billion technology group which manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions for multiple industries.
While the company is celebrating Women’s Day across its global operations, particularly at its Shirwal-based plant, situated 50km away from Pune, all employees today took a pledge of practising equality at work among men and women to mark the occasion.
Besides pledging for equality at work, the company officials located at the site took time off from routine work for internal recreation activities, said a company official.
TE India’s Shirwal plant, which is spread across 25 acres, currently employs more than 700 women, and as per the company records, women employees involved on the shopfloor operations at the plant account for roughly 60 percent of the total workforce.
Autocar Professional, which had earlier visited the manufacturing plant, had learnt that the shopfloor staff is given adequate training via classroom and practical sessions, and the R&D engineers are given an opportunity to be trained at the company’s global R&D centres.
Commenting on the overall productivity milestones achieved by the company’s women employees in the critical shopfloor operations, Vishwanath S, director – transportation solutions, TE Connectivity India, says: “We produce wires, wire-to-wire connectors, sensors and aggregates which go where wire meets a device such as ECUs (engine control unit), instrument clusters, airbags and many other critical features. We make safety critical products where quality and performance cannot be compromised. We see that female employees particularly are highly consistent, diligent and accurate with their tasks. This is why they suit best to the nature of operations at our Shirwal plant. They are passionate about their jobs and constitute a dedicated workforce for our organisation.”
World’s Most Ethical Company
TE Connectivity globally has also been identified as ‘2016 World’s Most Ethical Company’ by Ethisphere Institute, which is known as a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices worldwide.
Underscoring its commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices, TE Connectivity, which was first recognised as the most ethical company in the world in 2015, continues to be applauded by the corporate world.
In an official communication released yesterday, Tom Lynch, chairman and CEO, TE Connectivity chairman, said: “Our values — integrity, accountability, teamwork and innovation — define how we lead and grow our business. We believe an unwavering commitment to these values and practicing the highest standards of ethics drive our success. We're thrilled to be recognised again as a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere.”
"Companies rely on Ethisphere to continually raise and measure the standards of corporate behaviour. Those that demonstrate leadership in areas like citizenship, integrity and transparency create more value for their investors, communities, customers and employees, thus solidifying a sustainable business advantage," explained Ethisphere's CEO, Timothy Erblich. "Congratulations to everyone at TE Connectivity for being recognized as a World's Most Ethical Company."