Gerdau Metaldom vaccinates its employees and community members

Santo Domingo. - The multinational steel company Gerdau Metaldom held a vaccination day against COVID-19 for its staff at the Duarte Industrial Park and members of other companies that are in the same park, as well as external people who live in nearby communities.

More than 80% of Gerdau Metaldom's staff has already been inoculated with two doses and the company added 1,720 people from outside the company to this day that seeks to guarantee the health of the entire community and mitigate the effects of the pandemic.

"People have responded with great enthusiasm and responsibility to this call to voluntarily get vaccinated against COVID-19 inside the Duarte Industrial Park. Our employees know the importance of safety in our workplace and in our surrounding communities and we hope to soon reach 100% vaccinated," said Ingrid Lapaix, Regional Director of People Management at Gerdau Metaldom.

The company explained that it took preventive measures to avoid contagion and guarantee the safety of its staff, including limiting access to spaces, remote work, bus capacity to 50%, acrylic dividers in the dining room, mass testing, installation of sinks in various areas, hygiene kits, among other actions.

Personnel who have their two vaccines applied to date are recognized with several incentives, such as days off, shopping vouchers in supermarkets and additional points in the company's recognition program.

In addition, Lapaix motivated the other industrial parks in the country and other companies to emulate these measures, continue vaccinating with enthusiasm and not lower their guard against the coronavirus to together get ahead of this situation that affects the country and the world.

Gerdau Metaldom is the main company in the manufacture of finished steel products in the Dominican Republic, with an installed capacity of more than one million tons per year.