Promoting and developing our employees in a safe work environment
at Sabodala certified in a front-line leadership course since 2015
of our workforce are national residents of Senegal and Burkina Faso
of employees at Sabodala and Wahgnion are from surrounding areas
We believe a more diverse company is a more successful company, and we are committed to providing an empowering work environment for all our employees. Teranga has 2,541 employees, the majority at our two operations, in Senegal and Burkina Faso.
"I am happy since I started and I have gained a lot of experience. I have learnt some English, Wolof, I’ve learnt to operate four machines.
I used to farm but the work I do now has more value. One month’s salary can provide food for my family for a year. This is a great difference from before."
Annual independent audit scores show continual improvement. The rate of lost time injuries (LTI) per million hours worked improved by 62% from 2017. And the total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) across our two operating mines was significantly lower than the average of all ICMM member companies in 2019.
per million hours worked
We emphasize recruitment, training, progression and promotion of local employees within the regions in which we operate.
To combat the high prevalence of malaria in the Kédougou region of Senegal, Sabodala runs an annual malaria elimination campaign, “Zero Malaria Starts with Me”.