📋 Tender Overview
Direct employment in the Peruvian mining subsector managed to reach the highest figure recorded so far in 2023, reflecting an increase of 0.7% in contrast to what was declared with the same month in 2022 and showing an increase of 4.1% compared to the previous month.
In this sense, we have reached a total of 237,008 workers in the mining sector, representing greater notoriety in the departments of Arequipa, Ancash and La Libertad.
The leading position is held by Arequipa with 36,914 workers, showing 15.6% of the total participation, placing the Ancash region in second place with 21,604 direct jobs, reflecting 9.1%; while La Libertad, with 21,266 workers and a 9.0% share, ranks third.
It is worth mentioning that, in the three regions mentioned, the highest figures of mining employment correspond to the companies: Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A., Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. and Compañía Minera Poderosa S.A.
As additional data, with regard to female participation in the mining subsector, there are a total of 16,581 jobs in October 2023, remaining at 7.0%, as well as men with 220,427 jobs representing 93.0% of the participation.
To date, the Peruvian mining sector generates more than 230,000 direct jobs and more than one and a half million indirect jobs, generating true decentralization.
