Yazaki has signed the Romanian Diversity Charter

Yazaki Romania, as part of the multinational Yazaki Corporation with presence in 45 countries and regions, having 141 companies & employing more than 235,000 people worldwide, is proudly adhering to Romanian Diversity Charter, reaffirming its dedication to promoting equality, fostering diversity, and ensuring inclusion. The company remains steadfast in its efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination and to uphold the fundamental human rights of its employees.

Yazaki Romania’s management team declared:

Our aim is for all our employees to feel appreciated, to be respected, to have a sense of belonging and to be able to give the best.

Yazaki believes that realizing the Fundamental Management Policy principle of “Care for people by creating a corporate culture that prioritizes individuality and teamwork, while empowering people’s dreams” will allow us to grow as an enterprise. By creating a work environment which fosters mutual respect, trust and open dialogue and accommodates diverse working styles, all employees can reach their full potential.  In addition, our intent is to continually increase organizational capability and productivity. Our focus will be on promoting diversity, developing global human resources, and securing excellent personnel with outstanding skills.

  • At Yazaki, we are hiring based on competences and providing relevant training to all People; We are encouraging the career development & granting access to promotion to all Employees. We are actively pursuing people development and contribute to improve the skills and the creativity.
  • We are multinational, hiring in Romanian Operations, people from Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Japan, Turkey, Morocco, Portugal, Ukraine and Mexico.
  • We bring together people from different regions and different cultures, having a wide pallet of knowledge, with different ages and backgrounds, contributing together for the present and future of our operations.
  • We have fair distribution of women and men at top & middle management level, while in the first line of management 59% is represented by women leaders.
  • 20% of the management team members joined Yazaki Romania as Operators, while 39% of our White Collars Employees where at least promoted one time.
  • The Compensation & benefits policy is based on clear criteria securing equity and transparency, and always the result of negotiation between social bargain partners. The Social benefits are aligned and similar for all categories of personnel, as per Collective Labor Agreement in force.
  • We are respecting Human Rights and we are not employing children.

The people are playing critical role in the business development. Their capabilities and their engagement are key drivers in the dynamic of the Automotive Industry. 

Yazaki has a variety of global business segments and considers it important that human resources plays an active roles in our enterprise. Our objective is to establish a working environment where all employees can achieve their full potential, regardless of nationality, race, sex, sexual orientation, age, place of origin, educational background, family relationships, disabilities, religion, or differences in the form of employment.  We believe that people with different experiences & backgrounds, contribute with their inputs and ideas to achieve our company’s values: fortitude, service mind and foresight, playing the most important role for our company’s resilience and further growth.

As Yazaki Romania’s management team, we promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as fundamental policy, guiding our activities and our initiatives to foster the appropriate environment in which people can manifest their full potential and collaborate. This statement is referred to in our Corporate, European and local procedures and enhanced by our company’s Code of Conduct.

We live what we commit to through our development and programs, people-dedicated services, specialized conciliation for our Employees, health and support campaigns. We are opening our gates for our families, celebrating women’s and children day, support education, health & environmental activities, foster open communication and access to professionally growth for all the people in Yazaki.

About Yazaki

In your car, in your home, in your city, the Yazaki Group’s products support your safety and comfort. We have developed a wide variety of products, from automotive wire harnesses to electric wires, gas appliances, air conditioners and solar thermal appliances. In addition, we are taking on new businesses centered on nursing care and eco-businesses.

Yazaki Corporation was established in 1941, currently having 235,554 employees in 45 countries. In Yazaki Romania the first plant opened its gates in Ploiesti on May 21, 2003. Since then, the operations continued to develop, meanwhile Yazaki has 7,700 employees in the locations Ploiesti, Caracal, Braila and Buzau. We are producing wire harnesses for important premium car manufacturers and recently added Data Connectivity products to the portfolio.

About the Romanian Diversity Charter

The official launch of the Romanian Diversity Charter took place on April 18, 2018, making Romania the 21st country in the European Union to adopt a Diversity Charter and join the European Diversity Platform. Currently, the Charter has gathered 208 signatories, representing approximately 260,000 employees from companies, public institutions, and NGOs. These signatories have publicly committed to upholding the principles of the Charter, aiming to make diversity, equal opportunities, and social inclusion recognized and respected values in Romania. Under the guidance of the Charter, numerous initiatives have been implemented, including experience exchanges, workshops, debates, and learning and mentorship programs. Since 2021, the Charter and its signatories have jointly celebrated the EU Diversity Month, which aims to promote diversity in the workplace and society as a whole.