5.Hiring, Developing and Promoting Diverse Human Resources
Basic Approach and Policies
Canon conducts business globally, employing more than 190,000 employees around the world. As a global corporation, our sustainable growth within the international community necessitates that we hire, train and promote human resources capable of playing an active role as members of a global corporation, without regard to nationality or race. Based on our awareness of this need, Canon focuses on creating a workplace environment that inspires individuals with diverse skills to do their best, as well as on developing global human resources capable of taking an active role in the international community and displaying the enterprising spirit and San-ji (Three Selfs) Spirit that embody our corporate DNA.
Creating Jobs Locally and Expanding Local Hiring
—Enlivening local economies through job creation
Canon is meeting the growing worldwide demand for our products by increasing our production capacity. In adding new production sites and expanding existing ones, we focus on energizing local communities and their economic life through local hiring.
For example, Hita Canon Materials Inc., which began manufacturing high-performance toner cartridge parts in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan, in May 2012, is actively seeking to hire local personnel, with the goal of creating a workforce of approximately 350 by 2015.
Canon Hi-Tech (Thailand) Ltd. began operations at its new inkjet printer plant in November 2011, and employs around 5,000 local workers.
Canon Prachinburi (Thailand) Ltd. was established in September 2011 for the assembly of digital multifunction office systems. Operations are scheduled to begin in April 2013, and there are plans to hire approximately 1,000 employees by the end of that year. Additionally, Canon Business Machines (Philippines), Inc., was established in December 2011 mainly for the production of laser printers. Canon plans to commence operations in April 2013, and hire approximately 5,000 employees by 2014.
Inkjet printer assembly at Canon Hi-Tech (Thailand)
Activating Diverse Human Resources
—Holding seminars for managers worldwide
As Canon continues to globalize our business, we are faced with the urgent task of developing human resources capable of displaying leadership on the international stage. As such, we conduct various training programs for employees of our Group companies worldwide, developing their abilities and promoting them without regard to nationality or race.
For example, since 1980 Canon has held Tokyo Seminars for managers from our Group companies worldwide. The seminars aim to enhance participants' awareness of their roles as Canon Group members and raise their level of management from a Group perspective. We had held 46 of these seminars as of 2011, with a cumulative total of 1,028 participants.
We also launched the China version of the Canon Tokyo Seminar in 2009 against a backdrop of rapidly expanding business in China, bringing to Japan executives at the level of manager and above from Group companies in China. There were 21 participants at these seminars in 2011. We plan to continue with the seminar program.
The 2011 Tokyo Seminar welcomed 25 participants from around the world
