Glencore
Communities
Maintaining a dialogue with the diverse communities in which we operate around the world is essential. It is a key element of our approach to sustainability and risk management.
Positive impact
We believe that our global presence and economic strength have a predominantly positive impact on the communities in which we operate. We seek out, undertake and contribute to activities and programmes designed to improve quality of life for the people in these communities.
This is particularly apparent in Africa, where of our 200,000 strong workforce, 80,000 workers are located. Of these employees, around 95% have been recruited from local communities. In addition to making a significant contribution to local economies through the payment of wages and related taxes, our operations also support a substantial amount of secondary employment through their local procurement practices.
Our socio-economic contribution is also supported through our community investment programmes, which focus on health, educational and infrastructure initiatives. In 2013, these programmes contributed $168 million to local economies, of which over 60% was focussed in African and Latin American countries.
Support for our activities
The communities surrounding our operations are our neighbours, business partners, employees and future workforce. By working closely with them we can maximise the positive impacts of our activities, and avoid or minimise any potential negative effects. Our engagement with them helps to secure broad-based support for our activities, which is vital to ensuring their sustainability.
Respect for other cultures
We often operate in remote areas of the world, where the people indigenous to those regions have lived for centuries. We recognise that they play a unique role in global culture, and respect the cultural heritage, customs, interests and rights of the communities with whom we interact.
Our operations draw up detailed engagement plans that vary depending on local needs and their community interactions and relationships.
These plans include:
These plans include:
• Baseline studies to help determine the potential positive and negative impacts of our operations
• Alignment with the International Finance Corporation Performance Standard 5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement
• Detailed consultations with local people, NGOs and government representatives to ensure their concerns are understood and, where possible, addressed
• Community development programmes to promote growth
• Econonomic opportunities to reduce the attraction of artisanal and small-scale mining
• Working in Partnership
Source: http://www.glencore.com/who-we-are/integrating-sustainability/our-approach-to-sustainability/communities/
Railway Labourer
Reporting to the Railway Supervisor, the primary duties of this job include but are not limited to clean switches, frogs and crossing; adjusts and inspect switches, install or replace worn or defective ties, rails, anchors, switch points and frogs, lifts and shims track, inspects and tightens splice bars and other track maintenance duties.
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Reporting to the Emergency Measures & Mining Rescue Coordinator, you will be responsible of protecting the human and material resources of the company.
Manager Pension Administration
The incumbent in this position supports the Director, Retirement Programs in the strategic administration of all retirement plans and savings programs, including all reporting, governance and the robust management of all external partners.