Today (21st February 2020) marks International Mother Language Day. The annual holiday declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation) in 1999 celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
Observed annually on 21st February the event promotes the dissemination of mother tongues as well as providing an awareness and understanding of both cultural and linguistic traditions. This year’s theme “Languages without borders” will contribute to promoting peaceful dialogue and social inclusion.
Local, cross-border languages can promote peaceful dialogue, at OASIS cross-boardroom languages help to promote diversity and innovation across our organisation, with our Senior Leadership Team possessing a range of mother languages including; Norwegian, Polish, Dutch and English!
A message from OASIS Group CEO Espen Halvorsen in both his mother language Norwegian and English:
OASIS Group er stolte av a supportere like muligheter for begge kjønn i et flerkulturelt arbeidsmiljø. Vi har medarbeidere fra mange forskjellige land i verden og oppfordrer alle medarbeidere til å ha en åpen og ærlig samtale og kommunikasjon med hverandre. Vi arbeider i team på tvers av landegrenser og arbeider med å skape en tillitsfull dialog mellom kulturer og gruppens selskaper. OASIS Group vokser raskt og vi er en organisasjon som stadig gjør oppkjøp av nye selskap. Vi er alltid klare for nye ideer og lytter gjerne til ideer fra all nye medarbeidere.”
Espen Halvorsen, OASIS Group CEO
OASIS Group takes pride in promoting gender equality in an open and inclusive multi-cultural environment with Team Members from various countries across the world. We support an honest and open communication where we empower our Team Members to create cross border collaboration with the regions and countries in the Group. Being inquisitive we always have an open mind to new ideas and new Team Members coming into the business.”
Espen Halvorsen, OASIS Group CEO