VANCOUVER, BC, June 30,
2022 /CNW/ - BBTV Holdings Inc. (TSX: BBTV)
(OTCQX: BBTVF) (Frankfurt: 64V)
("BBTV" or the "Company"), the leading creator monetization company
with a mission to help creators become more successful, today
announced that the Company will cover abortion travel costs for
U.S. employees.
On Friday, The U.S Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973
ruling, Roe v. Wade, which protected a woman's constitutional right
to abortion for nearly five decades. The decision by the court now
leaves policy in regards to abortion up to individual states and is
expected to lead to a ban on abortion in a number of states.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 52 percent of women of
childbearing age in the U.S will now live in states where their
right to abortion is at risk1.
With more than 7.8 million Americans, or 6.2% of the US private
sector workforce employed by foreign-based
organizations2, corporate policies by international
companies can have a significant positive impact for Americans.
"The health and wellbeing of all our employees is our number one
priority, and access to safe abortion care is inalienable when it
comes to our values and policies at BBTV," comments Shahrzad Rafati, Chairperson and CEO, BBTV.
"These values are borderless and without bias, as we do our best to
support all of our employees with equality and equity at the
forefront of our thinking."
The international business community plays an important role.
Enabling safe and accessible abortions is one of the ways they can
leverage their policies for employees who need the procedure, but
are limited by the laws of their state.
Adds Ms. Rafati, "It is imperative for international
organizations that have a presence in the U.S, especially those
that operate in countries with strong reproductive rights, to take
action and support their female employees by providing them with
access to safe and legal abortion care. We have a responsibility to
leverage our businesses as platforms for positive change."
Footnotes
1 Guttmacher Institute, Post
research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2 AEI, Outsourced and Insourced U.S Jobs
About BBTV
BBTV is a global media and technology company headquartered in
Vancouver, Canada. The Company's
mission is to help content creators become more successful. With
creators ranging from individuals to global media brands, BBTV
provides comprehensive, end-to-end Solutions to increase viewership
and drive revenue powered by its innovative technology, while
allowing creators to focus on their core competency – content
creation. In January 2022, BBTV had
the fourth most unique monthly viewers among digital platforms with
more than 600 million globally, who consumed more than 35 billion
minutes of video content [1]. (www.bbtv.com)
[1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data
from Comscore's "Top 12 Countries = January
2022 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform –
Top 100 Video Properties Report"; Top 12 countries represent ~50%
of world's digital population.
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