The latest Mining Statistics Bulletin (BEM) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) reported that the job in the mining sector reached a historic result in 2021 with an average of 227,407 workers.
This good performance reveals the solid recovery of mining activity after the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, which resulted in strict health regulations from the Government. By virtue of this, during 2020, the mining titleholders maintained only the minimum personnel to carry out the critical activities of their operations.
A) Yes, the average reached in 2021 is 27.5% higher than in 2020 (178,333 workers) and it is 18.5% higher than that of 2019, the pre-pandemic year (191,911 people), says the BEM.
At regional level, Ancash maintained the first location in direct employment in mining with 31,198 jobs that represent 13% of the total. In this region, Compañía Minera Antamina SA stands out as the main generator of these jobs.
Moquegua was in second place with 30,858 workers equivalent to 12.9% of the total and in third position was Arequipa with 28,777 workers, which is equivalent to a 12% share.
In Moquegua and Arequipa, the figures recorded for mining employment correspond mainly to the companies Anglo American Quellaveco SA and Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA, respectively.
Only in December 2021, the direct employment In mining, there were 239,676 workers, which represents an increase of 20.2% compared to the same month last year (199,417 people).
Source: Larepublica
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