JTI Receives Global Top Employer Award for Tenth Consecutive Year

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Jan.18.2024
JTI Receives Global Top Employer Award for Tenth Consecutive Year
JTI, the Japanese tobacco multinational, has been awarded the Global Top Employer accolade for a record-breaking tenth consecutive year.

According to a report by Financial Post, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has once again been awarded the prestigious Global Top Employer Award, marking its consecutive tenth year of receiving this accolade. Only seventeen global companies have been recognized with this honor, one of them being JTI, whose branches in eleven countries have all achieved first place rankings.

 

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