Ericsson denies Trump demands pushed it to remove diversity references

Ericsson denies Trump demands pushed it to remove diversity references

Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has removed all references to 'diversity and inclusion' from its annual report after US President Donald Trump moved to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion programmes (DEI) in the public and private sectors.

It is not up to Donald Trump to dictate personnel policy in Swedish companies. The fact that telecom giant Ericsson is bowing to the president's scaremongering is

The Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson and the Danish manufacturer of Lego bricks, which operate in the US, have removed terms related to the so-called "diversity" and "integration" of people with mental disorders of a sexual and gender nature from their reports, according to an analysis of Scandinavian media. The Donald Trump administration recently urged European companies to abandon their crazy DEI ("diversity, equality and inclusion…

“Ericsson strives to create an organization that is characterized by diversity and inclusion,” the telecom giant declared in its last annual report. The politically correct rhetoric, however, seems mostly to have been used to placate left-liberal politicians and journalists -- and following American pressure, the wording has now been quickly picked off. Donald Trump is no friend of left-wing identity politics activism or the now-common “diversit…