Geita Gold Mining Limited (GGML) has won three awards at the 2024 Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) Gala Dinner, including the overall best exhibitor award for 2024.

This is the second year in a row that GGML has won the award, having also been named the best exhibitor at the exhibitions held at the Tumbaku grounds in the Morogoro region last year.

At this year's OSHA exhibition, which was held at the General Tyre grounds in Arusha from 23 to 30 April, GGML won the award for the best company focusing on corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues in occupational health and safety projects. GGML were also awarded 1st Runner Up best company in the Mining Sector award.

This year's award ceremony hosted at Mount Meru Hotel in Arusha was presided over by Patrobas Katambi, Deputy Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Labour, Youth, Employment and Disability.

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Katambi said the sixth phase government led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan is proud to have employers who value their employees because they are the only resource that brings the results expected by employers.

"In this year's exhibition, I have certainly learnt from many companies that you are very loyal and have great integrity in following labour laws in the workplace. I congratulate you", said Katambi.

He also promised that the government would continue to work with all employers, and called on companies and institutions to submit comments on any policy obstacles that were hindering and would be worked on.

"We are ready to deal with all matters that are policy related to ensure that you contribute to the production of national income. Therefore, even if it is a matter of law, we are ready to change it because the law is not pure... it will be changed", he said.

Speaking on behalf of GGML, GGML's Senior Manager of Health, Safety and Environment, Dr Kiva Mvungi, thanked the government through OSHA for organising the exhibition.

He also promised that GGML will continue to manage its value of safety first in the workplace, especially as mining activities are one of the areas that are dangerous for workers. "I promise you, Honourable Minister, that GGML will continue to maintain the record we have set for ourselves, where for more than 15 years now, we have not had a fatality in the workplace, nor have we had an employee suffer an injury that prevented them from coming to work the next day". 

"So these awards have given us the impetus to continue to innovate in various technologies that focus on safety in our mining operations", he said.