Our employees represent over 104 nationalities, which means we offer an inclusive workplace, built around respect for individuals and the appreciation of diversity in all its forms. At Alcatel-Lucent, we believe that commitment to diversity, tolerance and equal opportunity is an investment in our employees and our growth.

The company is committed to eliminating all forms of harassment and discrimination, in accordance with applicable laws, directives and regulations. This is constantly reaffirmed in our policies and our best-in-class practices.

Alcatel-Lucent's global human rights policy, signed in 2008, is an important and critical part of that commitment, focusing as it does on ensuring that all our employees, everywhere around the world, are treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

A number of diversity-related initiatives have been launched, in various places, to support the professional and personal growth of all our employees:

• In 2006, we signed a three-year agreement with five French unions to foster the professional integration of disabled employees. In the context of this project, we created a dedicated "Handicap Mission" task force. More about "Mission Handicap"
• Alcatel-Lucent continues to reinforce its commitment to improving gender diversity in all areas of the company. Women make up more than half of the talent coming out of business schools and represent an ever-growing proportion of engineering graduates. Recruiting, hiring and keeping top female talent is an Alcatel-Lucent business imperative. We have launched programs to support women's career progression, at a local level in many countries, through tailored activities (awareness-building, surveys, mentoring, training, participation in internal and external networks, focus groups, etc.) and progress measurement.

The opportunity to create the future is here. Come and join us!