TWEET Basis, InHarmony, and MoSJE additional the reason for inclusive employment and dignity
Mumbai, Could 15, 2025: Constructing on the momentum of its previous editions, the Trans Employment Mela is again for its third version on June 18, 2025, in New Delhi.
Organised by the TWEET Basis and InHarmony, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), the occasion continues to push ahead a nationwide dialogue on inclusive employment and financial justice for transgender and non-binary people.
In 2024, the Mela drew 227 contributors and facilitated over 77 placements throughout greater than 20 corporations, almost doubling the position numbers from its 2023 debut.
This yr, the organisers are setting a daring goal of 100 placements, backed by strategic business engagement and a rising motion to create inclusive workplaces.
Greater than a job honest, the Trans Employment Mela is a rallying level for change—bringing collectively private and non-private sector employers, sensitisation specialists, and neighborhood leaders to interrupt down limitations and construct pathways for sustainable livelihoods.
Abhina Aher, Founder, TWEET Basis, emphasised, “The Mela isn’t just about getting a job—it’s about claiming a rightful place within the financial material of our nation.
For too lengthy, transgender individuals have been excluded from formal employment, pressured into the margins regardless of their expertise, potential, and resilience.
The Trans Employment Mela is a press release that we are going to not be sidelined. We’d like many extra such platforms that provide not solely visibility however dignity, entry, and fairness.”
Anupama Easwaran, Founder, InHarmony, stated, “Office inclusion begins with opening doorways—and that’s precisely what the Trans Employment Mela does. It bridges the hole between expertise that’s typically neglected and alternatives that may be transformative.
This isn’t nearly ticking a variety field—it’s about constructing cultures the place everyone seems to be valued, the place bias is actively dismantled, and the place transgender and non-binary people can thrive as their genuine selves. We sit up for deeper and extra significant engagement from business leaders this yr.”
Maya Awasthy, Co-Founder, TWEET Basis, shared, “Each version of the Mela is a robust reminder that inclusion isn’t just an aspiration—it’s an actionable objective. From 58 placements in 2023 to 77 final yr, we’ve seen firsthand how entry to dignified employment transforms lives.
Our objective for 2025 is formidable however mandatory: 100 placements, 100 people discovering not simply jobs, however a renewed sense of goal, independence, and belonging. We urge corporations to step ahead—not simply to rent, however to study, unlearn, and lead by instance in constructing a really equitable workforce.”
The announcement of the third version of the Trans Employment Mela was made through the annual celebrations of the TWEET Basis, the place over 300 representatives from the transgender neighborhood had been current, together with celebrities, allies, and dignitaries.
The colourful gathering served as a robust reminder of the power, unity, and resilience of the neighborhood, whereas additionally reinforcing the significance of inclusive platforms just like the Mela in driving actual social change.
This yr’s version will function job interviews, networking periods, company sensitisation workshops, panel discussions, and performances by neighborhood artists.
It’s going to even be a platform for unveiling new partnerships, instruments, and frameworks that assist trans-led advocacy and promote inclusive hiring throughout sectors.
The Mela additionally celebrates the rising presence of transgender entrepreneurs who’re breaking limitations and constructing companies throughout industries. Their success tales not solely redefine illustration but additionally function highly effective testimonies to the resilience, creativity, and management throughout the transgender neighborhood.
Publicis Sapient returns because the Platinum Sponsor for this yr, whereas P&G and Hexaware be a part of as Gold Sponsors for this version.
ABOUT ORGANIZERS
TWEET Basis (www.tweetindia.org) is an NGO primarily based out of Delhi and Mumbai led by trans individuals devoted to offering the neighborhood with disaster assist, brief shelter keep, well being and authorized assets, and connecting them with ability constructing and inclusive employment alternatives.
TWEET works intently with key stakeholders for mainstreaming advocacy for the rights of transgender individuals. It really works with the federal government to usher in policy-level modifications and works with civil societies and the company sectors to construct strategic partnerships to assist the trans motion and welfare.
InHarmony (www.inharmony.in) is a pioneering Variety, Fairness & Inclusion advisory agency devoted to fostering inclusive workplaces throughout India.
Specializing in consultancy providers, coaching options, worker wellbeing packages, analysis, and variety hiring assist, their affect spans varied industries, guiding corporations within the cultivation of inclusive & equitable areas.
InHarmony’s experience encompasses gender, LGBTQIA+ people, individuals with disabilities, and fewer privileged caste classes, catering to numerous age teams.
It boasts a distinguished panel of specialists together with facilitators, coaches, psychologists, psychiatrists, and trainers, all dedicated to delivering bespoke, modern options tailor-made to fulfill every shopper’s distinctive wants.
InHarmony’s founder, Anupama Easwaran is a board member of TWEET Basis working extensively with the transgender neighborhood because the previous 8 years.
She is the recipient of the APCOM Hero Award 2023 within the Neighborhood Ally class and a 2 time TEDx speaker.
At InHarmony, their mission is to drive constructive cultural change, making workplaces locations the place everybody feels valued, revered, and empowered to succeed.
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