Women Operators from the Local Communities
Indonesia’s mining sector is still dominated by male workers. Since 2020, Merdeka has held a Green Operator, a program to recruit women workers from communities around the mine, both at the Tujuh Bukit Gold Mine in Banyuwangi and the Wetar Copper Mine on Wetar Island, Southwest Maluku. The program, which trains and recruits female workers to become heavy equipment operators, held again in 2021. For further explanation, please check this video.