Vedanta Aluminium, India’s leading aluminium producer, has announced its commitment to achieving a workforce ratio of 30% women employees by the end of FY25, with significant progress already made ahead of International Women’s Day in 2024.
Significantly, Vedanta Aluminium is on track to achieve its goal of having a workforce comprising 30% women employees by the end of FY25, which is five years ahead of its original target of 2030.
Currently, women professionals already make up 22% of the total workforce at the organization. This achievement is particularly noteworthy as the metals & mining industry globally has a lower representation of women employees.
Vedanta Aluminium’s progress in achieving its workforce gender diversity goal is a result of several strategic initiatives. The company has expanded the avenues for women employees by providing more opportunities, including night shift roles.
Additionally, Vedanta Aluminium has created gender-agnostic roles with engaging job content and implemented progressive workplace policies. The company has also invested in world-class amenities to support its employees.
As a result of these efforts, there has been a significant increase in the number of women professionals joining Vedanta Aluminium, often in key functions such as smelting, mining, power generation, civil infrastructure, logistics, finance, asset security, and materials procurement.
Vedanta Aluminium has been actively working to address the gender gap in the metals and mining industry through equitable workplace practices.
Mr. John Slaven, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium said, “As the world pivots to a low-carbon economy towards building a sustainable planet, the future is going to be metal-intensive.”
“The global manufacturing industry must invest in women professionals to accelerate its evolution, which can only come about through improved diversity and inclusive practices”, Mr. John Slaven added.
Ms. Suneela MVS, Head – Project Management Office, Growth Projects, BALCO, said, “Working at Vedanta Aluminium offers women professionals the assurance of equal access to opportunities.”
“This has been truly empowering in terms of encouraging me to advance my career and explore new ambitions”, Suneela MVS added.
Vedanta Aluminium offers supportive workplace policies such as a spouse hiring policy, a year-long sabbatical to help take care of infant children, and flexible working hours.
Additionally, the company has introduced night shifts for women at its Odisha operations through the ‘Shree Shakti’ initiative, among the first in the state to do so. In addition to progressive policies, employees live in world-class townships offering all modern amenities within proximity to the plants.
In addition to the aforementioned initiatives, Vedanta Aluminium is undertaking innovative recruitment programs like ‘Project Panchhi’.
This project aims to uplift the lives of 1000 young girls from marginalized communities in rural India. It offers financial assistance for higher education and provides job opportunities at Vedanta Aluminium upon successful completion of their studies.
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