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Deal #2236 Version #57351

Gabon

Created at

2013-02-15

Last update

2017-07-18

Last full update

2021-04-28

Number of total jobs created

Jobs created (total)

Yes

Current total number of jobs/employees/ daily/seasonal workers

[2015, current] 5200 employees

Comment on jobs created (total)

Gabonese nationals make up 90% of our team and the balance are expatriates with high quality skills in this sector who provide the initial training to prepare the national team to run the operations independently at international standards. Our aim is to transition more national employees into managerial functions by 2020. 5,200 OPG employees have a stake in the project’s success.

Number of domestic jobs created

Jobs created (domestic)

Yes

Planned number of jobs (domestic)

7 100 jobs

Current domestic number of jobs/employees/ daily/seasonal workers

[current] 5365 workers

Comment on jobs created (domestic)

The company has employed more than 4000 community members. The Awala plantation employs some 1,200 staff, more than 90% of whom are Gabonese nationals.