SILVIA RODRIGUEZ AWARDED ‘MINING WOMAN OF THE YEAR’
Dr. Silvia Rodríguez (Orocobre Limited’s Shared Value Program Manager) has been distinguished with the Enrique Miguel González ‘Mining Woman of the Year Award’ at Panorama Minero’s annual “Night of Distinctions” dinner. Silvia was selected in recognition of her commitment to the mining industry, prioritising local community relationships and for tirelessly advocating the inclusion of women... View Article
China Raises 2025 Electrified-Car Sales Target to About 25%
China raised its 2025 sales target for electrified cars as the government tries to spur an industry that’s showing signs of slowing down. The country wants about 25% of new cars sold by 2025 to be electrified, according to a draft policy published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Tuesday. Its last... View Article
Orocobre 2019 Annual General Meeting – Video
For all those who couldn’t attend the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM), Orocobre is pleased to share this video of both the Chairman’s and CEO’s presentations.
October 5, 2019
Sales de Jujuy S.A. (the operating company of Orocobre’s Olaroz Lithium Facility) People Development Manager Gabriela Koenig, has participated in Northern Argentina’s first Women in Business Congress – “Women Today, Overcoming Challenges” – organised by Mujeres Empresarias de Jujuy, and Grupo Empresarial de Mujeres Argentinas (GEMA).
Speaking on the panel “Regional Economies: Industries of the Future”, Gabriela spoke specifically about women in mining, outlining the policies and initiatives that Sales de Jujuy has in place to promote gender equality and equal opportunity.
She also spoke about the empowerment projects undertaken in local communities to overcome stereotypes and promote awareness of the opportunities available for women to engage in mining activities.
Gabriela commented, “Sales de Jujuy is a company committed to gender inclusion. Women’s participation in mining in Argentina is 7 percent on average. Sales de Jujuy’s workforce currently has 17 percent women, including operators, supervisors, engineers and nurses.”
Orocobre is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who actively develops and seeks to employ people from the local communities. In this video female employees share stories of what it’s like to work for Sales de Jujuy.