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Jeffrey A. Joerres, ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO, was honored with the International Investment Strategist award for ManpowerGroup's presence in China, which spans 18 years, and was built on innovative government partnerships.
ManpowerGroup received a second award for contributing to public welfare in China.
The 5th Multinational Corporations Leaders Roundtable addressed the role multinational corporations maintain in strengthening Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), facilitate sustainable development across China, and increase foreign direct investment into and out of China.
State leaders attending the event included: Jia Qinglin, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC and Chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Du Qinglin, Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC; and Zheng Wantong, Vice-Chairman of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC.
"These awards reflect our legacy commitment to helping China meet its economic growth projections," Joerres said. "In the Human Age, the innovative workforce solutions ManpowerGroup delivers require intense public and private sector collaboration, while at the same time they must contribute to social welfare."
While speaking at the event Arkless, focused on how China is challenged in attracting more foreign investment and upskilling workers in critical sectors.
"Never has China's contribution to bolstering healthy economic growth been more important," Arkless said. "China's vibrant and resilient economy is a firewall against a global economic meltdown and its increasing investment in going global is helping maintain confidence in many developed economies."
One year ago, ManpowerGroup unveiled its extensive expansion across Western China, which involved acquiring several local recruitment firms and partnering with municipal authorities in China to build up the manufacturing sector. In the last two years, the number of ManpowerGroup associates on daily assignment in China has risen from 15,000 to 125,000. ManpowerGroup now operates in more than 90 offices across the country.
ManpowerGroup Hong Kong recently received several awards for HR leadership and social contribution.
About ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup™ (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, creates and delivers high-impact solutions that enable our clients to achieve their business goals and enhance their competitiveness. With over 60 years of experience, our $22 billion company creates unique time to value through a comprehensive suite of innovative solutions that help clients win in the Human Age. These solutions cover an entire range of talent-driven needs from recruitment and assessment, training and development, and career management, to outsourcing and workforce consulting. ManpowerGroup maintains the world's largest and industry-leading network of nearly 3,800 offices in over 80 countries and territories, generating a dynamic mix of an unmatched global footprint with valuable insight and local expertise to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, across all industry sectors, small and medium-sized enterprises, local, multinational and global companies. By connecting our deep understanding of human potential to the ambitions of clients, ManpowerGroup helps the organizations and individuals we serve achieve more than they imagined — because their success leads to our success. And by creating these powerful connections, we create power that drives organizations forward, accelerates personal success and builds more sustainable communities. We help power the world of work. The ManpowerGroup suite of solutions is offered through ManpowerGroup™ Solutions, Manpower®, Experis™ and Right Management®. Learn more about how the ManpowerGroup can help you win in the Human Age at www.manpowergroup.com.
ManpowerGroup is the most trusted brand in the industry, and was once again the only company in our industry to be named to the Ethisphere Institute's 2012 World's Most Ethical Companies list for our proven commitment to ethical business practices, including an outstanding commitment to ethical leadership, compliance practices and corporate social responsibility.
In January 2011, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, ManpowerGroup announced the world has entered the Human Age, where talent has replaced capital as the key competitive differentiator. This concept of talentism as the new capitalism continues to resonate and was echoed as a core theme of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Learn more about this new age at www.manpowergroup.com/humanage
Gain access to ManpowerGroup's extensive thought leadership papers, annual Talent Shortage surveys and the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, one of the most trusted indices of employment activity in the world, via the ManpowerGroup World of Work Insight iPad application. This thought leadership app explores the challenges faced by employers navigating the changing world of work and provides in-depth commentary, analysis, insight and advice on strategies for success.
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