Social Responsibility: Providing Better Future for Children in the Quake Area
Completion of Manpower Ningqiang Elementary School
28 October 2009 [Shanghai, China]
Today, the children who lost their school in Juting Village, Ningqiang County, Shaanxi Province due to Sichuan earthquake last year walked into their new dream school. Today, the new elementary school was inaugurated and commenced officially its educational activities. The reconstruction of the school was sponsored by Manpower, the world leader in the employment industry, and is the first school ever built by a foreign employment agency in China after the earthquake. The new school building is able to resist an earthquake measuring 8 points on the Richter scale.
The inauguration ceremony of the new school was attended by Julianna Zhu – Human Resources Director of Manpower China, Fumio Kohno – Vice President and Financial Director of Manpower Japan, and representatives from Shaanxi Province Human Resource and Social Security Department, Association of Human Resources Service Industry of Shanghai, Hanzhong City Personnel Bureau, and Ningqiang County Government officer.
Located only three meters from the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, the old Juting Central Elementary was completely destroyed in the Sichuan earthquake last year. The 3-storey school building was leveled, destroying 156 students’ hopes of having better education. After learning of this, Manpower China sent its employees to investigate further, before deciding to combine its corporate social responsibility initiative in making a positive difference in the community with its expertise in talent development. Manpower donated RMB2 million ($294, 000) to sponsor the construction of a new elementary school building.
“As a global company that provides work opportunities, and training and development programs, Manpower’s service per se is socially responsible because we help people find jobs.” Danny Yuan, Managing Director of Manpower China said, “Manpower receives tremendous support from the Chinese community. When we learned of this disaster, our conscience told us that we needed to reach out to them. Thus, we decided to help the reconstruction of the school, improving the education environment for the students in this quake-stricken area, and committed to supporting the development of this project in a long-term and sustainable manner.”
Employees of Manpower operations in China, Japan, Korea and other countries participated in this initiative voluntarily. Their help lit the candle of hope for these unfortunate children. The new school now stands at a new location in Daijiaba Village, Ningqiang County, and consists of the school building, food hall, dormitory and other facilities. The school can hold up to 350 students and nine classes. Now, all temporary classes in Jutinggou have been cancelled and relocated to the new school.
Headquartered in the United States，Manpower Inc. is a Fortune-500 company that provides employment services. In mainland China, Manpower has operations across 19 cities including Xi’an, Chengdu, Chongqing, and Wuhan. Named as a world leader in the employment services industry and one of Fortune's Most Admired companies, Manpower Inc. is committed to disaster recovery works, including providing temporary work for victims of Hurricane Katrina in the Southern part of the USA, and establishing the Manpower Vocational Training Centers in India to help the tsunami victims earn a sustainable living.
In addition, Manpower also donated 40 sets of computers and 220 sets of classroom furniture to the new school. For more information about Manpower Corporate Social Responsibility, please visit: http://www.manpower.com.cn/csr.do?menuId=4-5
About Manpower Ningqiang Elementary School
Manpower Ningqiang Elementary School was built to replace Juting Central Elementary. The old school was situated only three meters away from the Baoji-Chengdu railway and Jialing River. The Sichuan earthquake in May 2008 leveled the 3-storey school building and robbed 156 students of their education. Learning this situation, Manpower decided to sponsor the reconstruction of the new school. With the support from Manpower, the reconstruction project was commenced on 15 December 2008, and was completed in October 2009. The new school now stands at a new location in Daijiaba Village, Ningqiang County, and can hold up to 350.
About Manpower in Mainland China
Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services industry. With over 60 years’ experience, the company has 4,100 offices in 82 countries and territories. Manpower Inc. first began operations in mainland China in 1994. Today, Manpower has nearly 400 recruiters operating nationally in 19 cities across mainland China.
We offer a wide array of employment services, specializing in various practices including Accounting & Finance, Engineering & Manufacturing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Office, Sales & Marketing, and Supply Chain. Through Manpower brand, we provide permanent recruitment, temporary staffing and managed services. To meet clients’ needs for middle to senior level candidates; we provide customized employment services under Manpower Professional brand. We have more than 3,500 clients in Mainland China, comprising of local and multinational companies.
Through our subsidiary, Right Management, we provide organizational consulting services and leadership development training services. In 1996, Right Management established offices in mainland China. In addition, through Manpower Caden, Manpower China is cooperating with the Chinese government since 2005 to support the country’s rapidly evolving labor market by providing consulting services to governments and related organizations about labor market development, vocational training and employment services.
For more information about Manpower and its operations in mainland China, please visit: www.manpower.com.cn.
