A GLOBAL AMBITION ANNuAL REPORT 2006 - Dufry
A GLOBAL AMBITION ANNuAL REPORT 2006 - Dufry
A GLOBAL AMBITION ANNuAL REPORT 2006 - Dufry
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EMPLoyEES<br />
number of full time equivalents as of December 31<br />
7,500<br />
6,000<br />
4,500<br />
3,000<br />
1,500<br />
<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Human Resources<br />
0<br />
2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong><br />
EMPLoyEES by REGIoN IN 006<br />
Europe 15 %<br />
Africa 11 %<br />
Eurasia 12 %<br />
North America & Caribbean 36%<br />
South America 26%<br />
Developing the organization<br />
With the rapid growth and expansion of <strong>Dufry</strong>’s global operations during the last<br />
three years, our total workforce increased by over 106% compared to year end<br />
2003. In fiscal year <strong>2006</strong> alone, with the acquisitions in Brazil and Puerto Rico<br />
and the opening of new locations, our number of employees has grown by over<br />
2,100 people to a total of 6,526 worldwide. With this impressive expansion and<br />
with our corporate strategy of further growth over the next years, leveraging our<br />
local expertise becomes ever more important. To capture these benefits, we will<br />
develop a new global Human Resources strategy along 2007.<br />
In a first step, we already rolled out in <strong>2006</strong> our standard processes and procedures<br />
in four regions and nine sites bringing our company a step forward<br />
towards our globalization strategy. About 350 employees have been specially<br />
trained to coordinate and re-train our employees periodically.<br />
Social projects<br />
<strong>Dufry</strong> has projects that support poor children in different parts of the world. The<br />
largest of these projects is a social assistance program in Brazil, which offers<br />
professional education to twenty five disadvantaged young people every year.<br />
The program, which is offered free of charge, is aimed at making them competitive<br />
in the job market and integrating them in society. The classes can be attended<br />
by 14 to 17 years old people. They receive education in human relations,<br />
IT, retailing and basic English. They will also get medical and dental assistance,<br />
life insurance, outfits, food and education material. As a result, more than 550<br />
young people have been trained in this long-term project of which more than<br />
90% have been able to find employment in the regional job market, including<br />
<strong>Dufry</strong> Duty-Free shops in Brazil.
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