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Mining Charter compliance

 
Description Compliance Page
1. HUMAN RESOUCE DEVELOPMENT
    
Has the company offered every employee the opportunity to be functionally literate and numerate by the year 2009 and are employees being trained? Yes Employment and human rights
Has the company implemented career paths for HDSA employees including skills development plans? Yes Employment and human rights
Has the company developed a system through which empowerment groups can be mentored? Yes Employment and human rights
2. EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
    
Has the company published its employment equity plan and reported on its annual progress in meeting that plan? Yes Employment and human rights
Has the company established a plan to achieve a target for HDSA participation in management of 40% within five years and is it implementing the plan? Yes Employment and human rights
Has the company identified a talent pool and is this being fast tracked? Yes Employment and human rights
Has the company established a plan to achieve the target for the participation of women in mining of 10% within five years and is it implementing the plan? Yes Employment and human rights
3. MIGRANT LABOUR
    
Has the company subscribed to government and industry agreements to ensure non-discrimination against foreign migrant labour? Yes Employment and human rights
4. MINE COMMUNITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
    
Has the company co-operated in the formulation of integrated development plans and is the company co-operating with government in the implementation of these plans for communities where mining takes place? Yes Northam in the community
5. HOUSING AND LIVING CONDITIONS
    
For company-provided housing, has the mine, in consultation with stakeholders, established measures for improving the standard of housing, including the upgrading the hostels, conversion of hostels to family units and promoted ownership options for mine employees? Yes Employment and human rights
6. PROCUREMENT
    
Has the mining company given HDSA preferred supplier status? Yes Economic performance, Northam in the community
Has the mining company identified current levels of procurement from HDSA companies in terms of capital goods, consumables and service? Yes Economic performance
Has the mining company indicated a commitment to progress of procurement from HDSA companies over a three-year to five-year time frame in terms of capital goods, consumables and service and to what extent has the commitment been implemented? Yes Economic performance
7. OWNERSHIP AND JOINT VENTURES
    
Has the mining company achieved HDSA participation in terms of ownership for equity or attributable units of production of 15% HDSA hands within five years and 26% in 10 years? Yes Economic performance
8. BENEFICIATION
    
Has the mining company identified its current level of benefication? Yes Economic performance
Has the mining company established its baseline level of benefication and indicated the extent that this will have grown in order to qualify for an offset? Yes Economic performance
9. REPORTING
    
Has the company reported on annual basis its progress towards achieving its commitments in its annual report Yes Mining Charter
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