The hiring of employees through public selection process is a form of providing universal access to the company. Itaipu includes reservation of vacancies for candidates with disabilities (PCD) and in the process carried out in 2015 for the first time there were vacancies for black people. Of the 10,395 applications received, 935 were of black/brown people and 97 of people with disabilities. According to the announcement, the first two vacancies and the fourth are intended for finishers of extensive competition, the third is for first place among PCD and the fifth for black or colored people.
Although the staff is mostly made up of men, Itaipu does not have restrictions on the hiring of women in any position.
Women represent 19% of the staff and occupy 22% of management positions and have higher superior level index (65% of omen against 45% of men).
To promote gender equality in the company, Itaipu has since 2003 a committee and a program on the subject. In 2011 it was established a [+] binational policy with seven guidelines on the subject, which also applies to foundations maintained by the entity.
Among the advances made in 12 years are: leave for f women without loss to pay in order to accompany children in cases of medical examinations and admissions; exemption for mother’s and father’s day celebration; hiring of a woman as labor physician; special conditions for pregnant women; deployment of mobile schedule to facilitate that parents can take and pick up their children at school; inclusion of partners in stable relationships, including homosexual, as dependents of benefits granted by the company; and expansion of the percentage of women in management levels, which has doubled since 2003.
For the fifth consecutive year, Itaipu received the Pro-Gender and Race Equity Seal from the Secretariat for Women of the Presidency of the Brazilian Republic. The seal recognizes the commitment of companies to the empowerment of women’s and racial equality issues. Itaipu was awarded in all five editions of the award, which is held every two years.
Another committee that has contributed to the respect of human rights is the Committee for People with Disabilities. The number of employees with disabilities increased by 26% over the past five years – most have physical disabilities and two have hearing impairment. In the last selection process, 26 people with disabilities were classified and may join the company.
The Gender Equality Incentive Program also contributes to the recognition of human rights and citizenship of women with actions aimed at the general public, acting as a joint instrument and supporting national and international initiatives. In 2015, the highlights were the participation in events and initiatives to combat violence against women; the project “Women and Technology”, which encourages women’s participation in areas still considered predominantly male; and the realization of the Local Development Forum in the Perspective of Western Paraná Women. Itaipu was the first Brazilian company to join the UN Women campaign “He For She” and carried out the launch of the initiative in Brazil and Paraguay at the company headquarters.
The second edition of the awards held by Itaipu, UN Women, Global Compact, Brazilian Network and Tempo de Mulher portal was launched in the second half. The aim is to encourage Brazilian companies to adopt a gender equality culture, based on the Women’s Empowerment Principles – WEPs launched worldwide by the UN Global Compact and UN Women in 2010. Overall, 137 companies have signed up and the announcement of the winners took place in March 2016. In the first edition of the award, held in 2014, it brought together 186 companies.
