AGL Bénin and Bénin Terminal mobilize on the occasion of international women’s day
On the occasion of the 2024 edition of International Women’s Day, the Women’s Association of AGL (Africa Global Logistics) in Benin, supported by the General Management of AGL, offered a drinking water borehole to the populations of Dogla-Gbefadji in the commune of Dangbo in the department of Ouémé. On March 6, 2024, at the ceremony of handing over this infrastructure to the beneficiary populations, the delegation of the AGL Women’s Association supported by its General Management seized this opportunity to respond to the requests of the women of the KONDOKPO group of the same locality. The objective is to support the women gathered in this community melting pot to improve their working conditions in order to achieve a certain autonomy.
A brand new motorcycle tricycle, equipment and materials dedicated to the transformation of palm nuts into red oil and various utensils are all tools offered by the AGL Women’s Association in Benin with the support of its General Management to the KONDOKPO women’s group in the commune of Dangbo. This support from AGL in Benin through the Women’s Association responds to the need for mechanized, modern and efficient transport for the collection of palm nuts, from the pick-up sites to the palm oil production and processing site.
At AGL (Africa Global Logistics) in Benin, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to strengthen the commitments of female employees, through the Women’s Association, to bring concrete and solidarity actions in favor of social development.
«March 8 is known around the world as a day of diverse demonstrations for women's rights. We, the women working at AGL (Africa Global Logistics) in Benin, take the opportunity of this day every year to support the improvement of the living conditions of those in need» Yassaratou ADJIBI, Station Account Manager of AGL Benin and head of the Amicale delegatio
«To the AGL Women's Association in Benin, please accept our gratitude and recognition for this salutary donation. Your choice of our locality and our KONDOKPO Women's Group testifies to your commitment to supporting local initiatives to be real structured projects promoting the empowerment of women. We promise you that we will take good care of all this equipment, tools and infrastructures that you have kindly made available to us» Clémentine NOUTAÏ, Secretary of the KONDOKPO women's group
At Benin Terminal and AGL Benin, both subsidiaries of AGL (Africa Global Logistics) in Benin, International Women’s Day is the perfect opportunity to reaffirm gender equality as one of the priority issues integrated into its HR policy and a charter dedicated to diversity. On a day-to-day basis, the company is committed to promoting women at all levels of its organization and tends to increase their share, by entrusting them as much as possible with jobs traditionally held by men. Today, they represent more than 30% of its workforce.
About AGL in Benin
AGL is the leading multimodal logistics operator in Africa, with more than 21,000 employees in 49 countries. In Benin, AGL employs nearly 1,000 people through 5 subsidiaries that operate in the logistics and maritime sectors (consignment, handling, transit). Confident in the country’s development potential, AGL is investing in Benin for the long term and is stepping up efforts to accelerate its integration into the region and the entire African continent.
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Francis VIKOU, Head of Communication & Sustainable Development – AGL in Benin
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