Home » HR practices » Diversity » India: Tata Steel augments its transgender employee base India: Tata Steel augments its transgender employee base Through . Published on 23 February 2022 à 10h58 - Update on 23 February 2022 à 10h35 Resources On 21 February, Indian steel giant Tata Steel announced it has recruited 12 transgender crane operator apprentices at its Kalinganagar plant in the western state of Gujarat. The apprentices will undergo a one-year training course before being able to commence work as crane operators. The hiring of these twelve apprentices is part of the group’s broader LGBTQ+ inclusion policy. Already in December 2021, Tata Steel hired 14 earth-moving machine operators exclusively from the transgender community for mining operations in the eastern state of Jharkhand (c.f. article No.12673). “This step of onboarding the LGBTQ+ community not only aims to break the glass ceiling, but also targets to include mainstream transgender people in the society. Tata Steel’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiative aims at curating a workplace where everyone is respected, every voice is heard, and people can bring their authentic selves to work,” Tata Steel said in a statement. The goal is to “create a workplace where everyone is respected, every voice is heard,” the company continued. The company also offers LGBTQ+ employees the opportunity to reveal their partners so that they can receive various benefits offered by the company, such as health coverage. The company also supports its employees in their gender reassignment process. Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels