We have ongoing dialogue with the Government of Eritrea on that of localization. It's a key objective for the government. It's a key objective of Nevsun to ensure that we maximize local employment opportunities as well as provide pertinent training to give skill sets so Eritreans can receive greater levels of responsibility and pay in the mining sector.
On site at the Bisha mine, we have an extensive training centre there. We put through hundreds of Eritreans annually through various different training programs there. Many of these individuals don't even have CVs or any practical vocational experience, so we actually train them on site there, and provide them with letters of authenticity to say that they have completed program A or program B. That enables them to grow within the Bisha mine or to work in other sectors within the mining industry in Eritrea.
Currently, as it stands, nearly 91% of our workforce is Eritrean, which is quite a considerable feat considering this is the first modern mining industry in the country. Now 42% of our senior management team is Eritrean. We will continue to increase those numbers.
We see training as a key component of the benefit that Nevsun Resources and the Government of Eritrea can bring to the country.