Jamshedpur, Sept 2: Tata Steel has added yet another feather in its pursuit of excellence in gender diversity by deploying women mining engineers at its Noamundi Iron mine in all the shifts. The Company has recruited ten women officers from across disciplines including mining, electrical, mechanical and mineral processing engineers, to support this pioneering effort.
Tata Steel is the first company in India to deploy women in all shifts in mines; and OMQ (Ore, Mines & Quarries) division becomes the first division in Tata Steel to deploy women in all shifts with effect from September 1, 2019. Earlier, the Company started two shifts at its Jamshedpur plant shopfloor for women employees from April 1, 2019. A total of 52 female employees were deployed at its Coke Plant and Electrical Repair Shopfloor in Shifts A and B between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm through the week.
In line with the Company�s target of having 20% women officers in the workforce by 2025 and the recent modifications in the Law, the Human Resource Management division and the Raw Material division have undertaken an initiative called �Women @ Mines�. This initiative will focus on four aspects namely Communication, Amenities, Recruitment of Women: officers and non-officers, and Tejaswini 2.0. This follows the Central Government�s decision (vide Gazette notification dated January 29, 2019) to exempt the women employment in any mine above ground and in any mine below ground from the provisions of Section 46 of the Mines Act, 1952.
Arun Misra, Vice President, Raw Materials, Tata Steel, said, �We are extremely happy to deploy women in mines. We respect uniqueness of individuals to create a diverse and inclusive workforce by having access to a wider talent pool. We are enhancing our facilities to recruit more women in all sections of our mines.�
�There is a clear business case for employing women in mines as it leads to generation of new innovative ideas and perspectives,� added Misra.
