As anti-racial discrimination demonstrations in the United States continue for nearly two weeks, the German sportswear manufacturer Adidas (asdfssdfsdidasdfssdfss) stated on June 8, 2020 that among its newly hired employees in the United States, 30% will be African-American and Latino.
Adidas CEO KasdfssdfssperRorsted issued a statement saying: The demonstrations over the past two weeks have made us think deeply about what we can do to fight those who persist in racism. Cultural and institutional forces.
46-year-old African-American man George Floyd was suffocated to death by police in Minneapolis. His hometown of Houston, Texas, today He held a funeral and other companies such as Adidas announced the new hiring measures today.
Adidas employees have recently criticized the company for not taking enough action to combat racial discrimination.
Adidas also announced that it will increase funding for three programs to help African Americans to $20 million in the next four years, including promoting basketball for disadvantaged groups; Fund Adidas’ sneaker design school and assist the African American community through sports.
Adidas has also promised to provide 50 scholarships to African-American students every year in the next five years. </p
