At Galiano, we firmly believe that having an inclusive and diverse workplace will support us in our ambitions to
outperform the markets and deliver business growth.
To ensure that everyone is truly represented and included, we seek to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where
every one of us is given the opportunity to be their best selves, so that together we can discover more and
reimagine mining.
Recruitment and selection at the AGM focus on skills that can be acquired from the local catchment communities and
within the larger Ghanaian labour market and an aim to have strong representation of workers from the local
communities to ensure they benefit from the operation’s presence.
Learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion in our Diversity Policy.
Key Levers:
- Boosting training and mentoring initiatives
- Participation in education programs to foster juniors’ interest in mining jobs
- Fair pay, determined by expertise, experience and performance
- Strong representation of workers from our local communities to ensure they benefit from the presence of the mine
- Policies and procedures, developed in consultation with our local stakeholders, so that local community members
enjoy preference for jobs, provided they have the required qualification for the role
- Investment in training, our training programs are multifaceted, focusing on technical training, leadership and
business literacy, and procedures and standards, as well as career development
- Engagement with all of our contractors, in cooperation with our human resources department, to ensure they
follow similar procedures.
Galiano and the Asanko Gold Mine are a proud equal opportunity employer and celebrate the positive impact diversity
brings to our workplace.
Our Supplier Code articulates essential aspects of the way we work, including the respect of and equal opportunity
for our workforce, the avoidance of discrimination, harassment, or conflicts of interest (102-25), and the
protection of health, safety, and the environment. Consistent with our corporate values, Galiano aims to maintain a
workplace that supports the ability to achieve full potential through equal opportunity and is free of
discrimination of any kind.
Our female colleagues play an integral role at Galiano across all levels of the business. Specifically, at the Asanko
Gold Mine women comprise 8.3% of the mine's workforce, which is above the national average in the Ghanaian mining
industry.
As part of our desire to become an employer of choice, we introduced a number of new initiatives on the mine to
attract and retain our female colleagues and have a formal Women in Mining Charter.
Key Levers:
- Encouraging women to apply for jobs
- Accommodating women on site when required
- Providing maternity leave, above the Ghanaian legislated requirement
- Permitting nursing mothers to stay on site with their babies and nannies
- Factoring Sexual Harassment provisions in the Collective Agreements to protect women.