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Sustainability Report, Download - Via Wines

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Labor Practices and Work Ethic<br />

Following the GRI G3 methodology, this section addresses labor practices, employment<br />

conditions, VIA <strong>Wines</strong> employee benefits, occupational health conditions,<br />

training, and development.<br />

Our Employees Indicator<br />

In December 2010, VIA <strong>Wines</strong> had 358 employees on staff, which is comparable to<br />

the 397 employees it employed directly during the same month in 2009.<br />

The majority of the employees (243) work in our San Rafael cellar in Chile’s 7th<br />

Region, 15 are in our Casablanca vineyard, 32 in our Colchagua vineyard, 22 in the<br />

Curicó vineyard, and 41 in our headquarters in Santiago.<br />

Of all of the employees, 191 (53.35%) have full-time contracts, 15 (4.19%) have a<br />

fixed-term contract, and 152 (42.46%) have seasonal contracts.<br />

Type of Contract Number of EMPLOYEES PERCENTAGE<br />

Indefinite 191 53.35<br />

Fixed-term 15 4.19<br />

Seasonal 152 42.46<br />

Of the 358 employees—whose average age is 39—150 lend administrative services,<br />

and the remaining 208 are operators.<br />

It is important to mention that 135 women work at VIA Wine. This represents<br />

37.71% of the staff; 27 (7.54%) of them have positions of responsibility for the<br />

growth and development of the country.<br />

TOTAL %<br />

Men 223 62.29<br />

Women 135 37.71<br />

Total Employees 358 100<br />

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