Vale Moçambique advertises 170 job vacancies and encourages the participation of women

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Vale Moçambique advertises 170 job vacancies and encourages the participation of women

4:14 CAT | 02 Nov 2020

Photo courtesy: Vale Moçambique

Brazilian mining company Vale has advertised 170 job vacancies in Mozambique, explicitly encouraging women to apply.

“Vale Mozambique expects that at least 20% of the new job vacancies will be filled by women,” a statement from the mining company says.

According to Vale Moçambique, 105 of its 3,600 direct employees are women, and it intends that number to increase, reinforcing “gender balance in their teams”.

Altogether, between direct and indirect jobs, Vale employs more than 13,000 people.

Women in positions traditionally held by men is no longer a novelty at Vale Moçambique, with many examples of a recalibrated gender balance.

Almost all of truck driver Romania Marizane’s colleagues are men, but Romania feels at ease in her job, while recognising its complexity. “It is a difficult job, but one that makes me proud because I overcome myself every day. I even do things that some men have a hard time doing,” she says.

Zaida Manuel also has a challenging profession, since, as a machine operator, she is responsible for transporting the coal extracted from the mine. Zaida says that her integration was not easy, because when she arrived, about four years ago, she was the only woman in the team. “I distanced myself from my colleagues because I was the only woman, but, over time, I learned to deal with them, and today I feel part of the family”.

Geologist Sheila Macamo also does her best to ensure that the company remains on the world podium in terms of quality indexes.

“In order to subject the coal to quality control, I have first to check the information in our geological model for a certain mining area. Then that information has to be passed to the processing plant so that they know exactly what type of coal they are going to process. We always have to interact with the mine operation team to ensure that it is working within procedures,” she explains, noting that all the work she does is subject to meticulous processes.

Lúcia Jombo has been working in the mine equipment operation area at Vale for a year. Since joining the company, she feels that she has been given her due value. She also faced the challenges of socialisation, but today is fully adapted. “At first it was a little complicated, but when I started to integrate into the family and felt the support of my colleagues and superiors I started to feel more comfortable and more engaged in this challenge,” is how she puts it.

Valemozsupp — *Photo courtesy: Vale Moçambique*

Sheila Miquidade, Communication Manager at Vale in the Mozambique and Logistics Corridor, is one of the employees with a prominent position in the company. She says that women must show their potential and take advantage of the different opportunities based on their merit and professionalism. “The opportunities are not given to us, they are created by our action and consistency in our speech,” she stresses.

In September, Vale launched its ‘Mineração por Elas’ [Mining by Her] project, highlighting the role of women in mining. Conceived and produced by women, the work includes six short videos which showcase narratives about the personal life, work routine and trajectory of some of the company’s women workers.

Vale Mozambique is proud of the contribution of these and many other, highly professional women, investing in a policy of inclusion as it continues to grow and become a leader in supplying quality coal to world industry.

Source: Vale Moçambique / Press Release