Vale launches recruitment campaign to attract women, gender diverse individuals to mining industry
On Monday, Aug. 22, Vale’s Long Harbour operations began a recruitment campaign aimed at attracting more women and gender diverse individuals to work in the mining industry. -Contributed - Saltwire NetworkST. JOHN'S, N.L. — JNewfoundland and Labrador was leading the country with women in skilled trades during the oil and gas boom of the early- to mid-2000s, but that trend is changing, according to the Office to Advance Women Apprentices .
Vale’s goal is to double women’s representation in its workforce by 2026. -Contributed - Saltwire Network “We are looking to improve that gender gap through this targeted campaign and hiring process. The job posting is specifically only open to women and non-binary applicants,” explained Susanne Hiller, manager of corporate affairs at Vale Newfoundland and Labrador, in an email to SaltWire Network.
This particular campaign is focused on hiring women as processing plant technicians who would work as part of a team that operates, maintains and improves the nickel processing plant.
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