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World – Recruit suspends business in Russia, Indeed disables Russian website

16 March 2022

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, announced its operating companies have suspended business in Russia and added new content moderation procedures in light of the Ukraine war. This includes Indeed and Glassdoor.

Indeed has disabled its Russian website and removed all jobs from Russian military and state-owned enterprises, Recruit reported.

Indeed itself had announced in a tweet last week that it is denouncing the invasion of Ukraine using messaging on its global websites. It also replaced all job postings on its Russian website with a message denouncing the invasion. In addition, Indeed said it is raising money inside Indeed to support Ukrainian humanitarian efforts.

Recruit said its Glassdoor business is also taking steps. Human moderators at Glassdoor are now conducting enhanced reviews of all user content submitted to Russian employers sanctioned by the US government. In addition, moderators are rejecting all reviews featuring propaganda, political references or advocacy-related references. Glassdoor is also removing company descriptions and business information on profiles of Russian employers sanctioned by the US government.

Tokyo-based Recruit is also donating €1 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund and The International Committee of the Red Cross.

Recruit’s RGF Staffing business is also donating to Giro555, a Dutch relief organisation, to support Ukrainian communities in need. Several Recruit Group companies are encouraging and matching employee contributions. Indeed, for example, opened a humanitarian giving campaign for Indeed employees to support Ukrainian efforts.

“We are deeply moved by the humanitarian crisis and the increase in refugees that are currently occurring in Ukraine, and we hope that the current situation will be settled and peace will come as soon as possible. We would like to express our sincere respect and support as much as possible to the victims of the conflict in Ukraine standing up for freedom and peace,” the company said in a statement.