Ua hoʻolaha ʻo Southwest Airlines Co. i kēia lā ua loaʻa hou iā ia ka helu o 100 mai ka Human Rights Campaign Foundation ma ka 2021 Corporate Equality Index, e koho ana i ka mokulele ʻo ia he "wahi maikaʻi loa e hana ai no ka LGBTQ Equality." ʻO ka Corporate Equality Index (CEI) he hōʻike hoʻohālikelike aupuni a me ka hōʻike e pili ana i nā kulekele hui a me nā hana e pili ana i ka kūlike o ka wahi hana LGBTQ, i mālama ʻia e ka Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
"He 50-makahiki ka moʻolelo o Southwest Airlines no ka hoʻokau ʻana i ka poʻe ma mua a hōʻike kēia koho ʻana i kēlā manaʻo," wahi a Ellen Torbert, ka Hope Peresidena o ke Komohana o ka Diversity & Inclusion. "ʻO ka inoa ʻana he 'wahi maikaʻi loa e hana ai no ka LGBTQ Equality' e hōʻike ana i kā mākou hoʻoikaika mau ʻana e kau i nā limahana ma mua, hāʻawi i nā pōmaikaʻi maikaʻi loa, a me ka hopena maikaʻi i ke kaiāulu LGBTQ."
Hawaiian Airlines he moʻolelo o ka hāʻawi ʻana i ke kaiāulu LGBTQ a haʻaheo i ka hoʻomau ʻana o ka hui kaiaulu me nā hui e hana ikaika nei e hoʻololi maikaʻi i nā ola o ke kaiāulu LGBTQ.
"Mai ka hopena i ʻike ʻole ʻia o ka Covid-19 ʻO ka maʻi maʻi maʻi, i kahi helu lōʻihi me ka pono ʻole o ka lāhui, ʻo 2020 kahi makahiki i ʻike ʻole ʻia. Eia naʻe, ua piʻi aʻe ka nui o nā ʻoihana a puni ka ʻāina a hoʻomau i ka hana mua a me ka lanakila ʻana i ka kaulike LGBTQ, "wahi a Alphonso David, ka Pelekikena Kānāwai Kānāwai. "Ua hōʻike mai kēia makahiki iā mākou he mea koʻikoʻi nā mea hana e like me ka CEI i ka hana e hoʻonui i ke kaulike a me ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka wahi hana, akā pono nā ʻoihana e hanu i ke ola i loko o kēia mau kulekele a me nā hana ma nā ʻano maoli. Mahalo i nā hui i hoʻomaopopo i ka pale ʻana i kā lākou limahana LGBTQ a me nā mea kūʻai mai ka hoʻokae ʻana ʻaʻole wale ka mea kūpono e hana ai - akā ʻo ka hoʻoholo ʻoihana maikaʻi loa.
Hōʻike nā hopena o ka 2021 CEI i ka hoʻolaha ʻana o 1,142 mau ʻoihana i hoʻokumu ʻia ma US i nā kulekele wahi hana LGBTQ. ʻO ka hoʻoikaika ʻana o Southwest i ka hoʻokō ʻana i nā koina a pau o ka CEI e loaʻa i kahi kūlana 100 pakeneka a me ka koho ʻana ma ke ʻano he wahi maikaʻi loa e hana ai no ka LGBTQ Equality.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Southwest Airlines has a history of giving back to the LGBTQ community and is proud of the continued community partnerships it has with organizations that are working hard to make a positive difference in the lives of the LGBTQ community.
- announced today that it has, once again, received a rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index, designating the airline as being a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.
- Southwest’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.
