The company plans to fill a minimum of 30% of new positions with black or Latinx people, Adidas announced Tuesday, along with several other actions it is taking in response to recent protests over the death of George Floyd and calls for racial justice. In recent days, hundreds of Adidas employees have walked out of work to demonstrate outside of the company's North American headquarters in Portland, Oregon, asking Adidas to better support black employees, according to a report from the Portland Business Journal. On top of the 30% new hiring minimum, Adidas said it plans to announce an additional "target aimed at increasing representation of Black and Latinx people within our workforce in North America." Adidas declined to say what percentage of its workforce in the US or North America is currently composed of black employees. Adidas said it also plans to finance 50 scholarships per year for black employees at "partner" universities, but didn't provide further details.

Source: CNN June 09, 2020 22:51 UTC