Oxy is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and a workplace free from unlawful discrimination, hostility and harassment where rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining are respected. Any hostility toward, discrimination against or harassment of any employee based on age, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion or any racial, ethnic or other personal characteristic is a violation of Oxy’s policies. Oxy reaffirms and reinforces these commitments by reissuing our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy annually.

Reflecting broader societal trends, Oxy’s diversity in engineering and technical positions is increasing as the workforce changes. For example, at the close of 2010, 30 percent of Oxy’s U.S. “petrotech” employees were women and minorities, representing a 7-percent increase during the year.

Oxy values diversity in the workplace. At the close of 2010, minorities represented 24 percent of our total U.S. workforce, while women and minorities together represented 38 percent.

Among Oxy’s key attributes is the ability to work effectively in highly diverse cultural environments. With the company’s growth internationally, Oxy has attracted a multicultural workforce, including employees from many countries. During 2010, more than 400 Oxy employees took advantage of online language training provided by the company to learn or improve their skills in Arabic, Spanish and English.

Oxy’s international operations have comprehensive programs in place to recruit and train national employees for jobs at all levels of the company. We have an ongoing commitment to build the capacity of local workforces through our hiring practices and the transfer of skills and technology, and we partner with national, regional and local governments to achieve these goals. Among international oil companies operating in the Middle East, Oxy has one of the strongest records of hiring local citizens in the countries where it operates. In addition to building diversity at Oxy, increasing national employment and reducing dependence on expatriate workers, these efforts serve to enhance sustainable economic development in our business locations.