Making Lives Better
At LA MANCHA, we recognize that our business depends on the good health and wellbeing of our workers.
On the safety front, we take a proactive approach to improving working conditions and introducing international best practices to prevent occupational accidents and illness. This means creating a clear, precise safety organization, making safety a key component of the business, implementing a policy and procedure for prevention and continuous improvement and formalizing a safety management system.
When it comes to the health of our workers, operating in Africa has additional implications. In Côte d'Ivoire, for instance, HIV, AIDS and malaria are major concerns. With our partners, we have created information and prevention programs tailored to address these illnesses and prevent their occurrence. In an area with few medical services, we have built and operate a clinic that treats our workers, their families, and the other local community members. Our workers benefit directly, but also indirectly from the overall improved quality of life and wellbeing of their communities.