Notwithstanding major changes in labour laws that improved working conditions of mineworkers over the past two decades, the mining industry is still marked by several job demands, such as work ...
عرض المزيدSYNOPSIS. Going beyond transformation claims contained in employment equity scorecards and industry compliance reports, this article provides qualitative insight into the initiatives employed and challenges experienced by mining companies in a quest to transform the mining industry. Perceptions expressed during in-depth interviews with …
عرض المزيدWhile South Africa currently has more than 2 000 recognised and operational mining operations within its borders, only about 50% of them proactively submit their annual Work Skills Plans and ...
عرض المزيدTropical Recruiting and the Bid for the Labour of the Hinterland Download; XML; Conclusion Download; XML; Appendix 1: Average Number of Africans Employed on Mines and Works, Transvaal, 1903–20 Download; XML; Appendix 2: Mine Workers Received, wnla Member Companies, 1902–20 Download; XML; Appendix 3: "Voluntary" Labour on …
عرض المزيدSouth Africa's mining employment 2011-2022. In 2022, a total of 475,561 people were employed by South Africa's mining industry. This figure has remained relatively stable in recent years. The ...
عرض المزيد2.1 Wage Determination in South African Mining Sector 7 2.2 Industrial Relations in South Africa 8 2.3 Labour Laws in South Africa 10 2.4 Centralised and Non-centralised …
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عرض المزيدThe Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy reported that the number of gold miners employed in "cheap black labour" jumped from 14,000 in 1890 to 534,000 in 1986. The paper also notes that as mineral reserves run low, miners demand better working conditions, and itinerant workers move back to their homes and ...
عرض المزيدThese industries rely on low-cost labor, often supplied by migrants, typically acquired through labor brokers. ... Human trafficking, labor brokering, and mining in southern Africa: responding to a decentralized and hidden public health disaster Int J Health Serv. 2013;43(4):665-80. doi: 10.2190/HS.43.4.e. Author Sarah Steele 1 ...
عرض المزيدHere, we unearth the essence, significance and workings of the Social Labour Plan in the Rainbow Nation. The Genesis of Social Labour Plans. South Africa's tumultuous history, marked by socio-economic imbalances, has necessitated redressive measures in every sector. As a leading economic driver, the mining industry isn't exempt.
عرض المزيدThere was a need to organise labour supply in the mining industry and as a result significant legislative and administrative effort was required ... Seabela, M. 2021. A brief history of labour control in South Africa: Migrant Labour and the Recruitments, 1890s-1970s. Available: A brief History of Black Labour control in South Africa: ...
عرض المزيدThis article looks at the legal framework that governs the mining sector in South Africa in the context of 4IR. The Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides for collective bargaining …
عرض المزيدThe South African mining houses provided the structure for the mobilisation of capital, and by pooling resources and expertise they lowered operating …
عرض المزيدIn South Africa, mining legislation prescribes collaboration. The Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act ( MPRDA, 2002) requires that a mining …
عرض المزيدThe mining industry has played a significant role in the development of South Africa by being a top employer and foreign exchange earner. With the large workforce, labour unions have also emerged as an important factor that moderates how people, companies, and the government interact.
عرض المزيدThis chapter aims to discuss the CSR and labor policies in the South African mining industry. Through a desktop review, the study revealed that South African mining companies are guided by numerous labor legislations and policies.
عرض المزيدLabour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s. The discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner "Boer" controlled Transvaal Republic transformed the agricultural-based economy into a segregated White-controlled capitalist industrial society and over the next two decades …
عرض المزيدUNICEF South Africa Representative Sanjay Wijeskera (middle) participates in the Panel Discussion at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town. Cape Town, 12 February 2019 - By 2050, an estimated 1 billion children and young people will be living in Sub-Saharan Africa. The mining sector has a unique opportunity to impact entire …
عرض المزيدUnfortunately, the South African mining industry is notorious for labour instability that might lead to violence (Twala, 2012). Additionally, as the industry is shrinking, it is struggling to re ...
عرض المزيدChild labour in gold mining. Gold mining is extremely dangerous work for children. Yet still today, tens of thousands are found in the small-scale gold mines of Africa, Asia and South America. Children work both above and under ground. In the tunnels and mineshafts they risk death from explosions, rock falls, and tunnel collapse.
عرض المزيدPublished by Statista Research Department, Mar 5, 2024. In 2023, South Africa's platinum group metals mining industry employed some 181,806 people, thus it was the largest employer of all mineral ...
عرض المزيدgold mining. Abstract: Development of the deep-level, low-grade deposits of the Rand represented a revolution in the science and technology of gold-mining which had a decisive impact upon the demand for labour within the industry itself and within southern Africa. In the course of this developing revolution, labour came to be distributed by the ...
عرض المزيدFirst net loss -$27bn (2014: $50bn profit). Gearing increased to 46% (2014: 38%). Miners have impaired 32% of capex 2010-15. Market capitalization fell to $494bn (end 2014: $791bn) – back to pre-GFC levels. Mining companies are focused on cost cutting, productivity improvement, capital discipline and adjustment.
عرض المزيدIn January 2014, over 70,000 mineworkers on South Africa's platinum belt embarked on an unprecedented five-month long labour strike. In a socio-economic context of high unemployment, 1 and an estimated 10:1 average dependency ratio 2 on each mining sector job, it is astonishing that workers were willing to forego any income at all.
عرض المزيد2.1 Wage Determination in South African Mining Sector 7 2.2 Industrial Relations in South Africa 8 2.3 Labour Laws in South Africa 10 2.4 Centralised and Non-centralised Collective Bargaining in South Africa 11 2.5 Has the Collective Bargaining in South Africa Evolved Over Time (Pre- and Post-apartheid Periods)? 12
عرض المزيدThe mining industry in South Africa is known for its historical use of migrant labour ( Pilossof and Burger, 2018; Harington et al., 2004; Crush, 1992), usually entailing 12 months of work with ...
عرض المزيدThe disruptions could curb mining output by about 10% this year, according to industry lobby group, the Minerals Council of South Africa. While a rally in bullion prices is providing a cushion, the impact …
عرض المزيدThis article looks at the legal framework that governs the mining sector in South Africa in the context of 4IR. The Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides for collective bargaining and strike action, but collective bargaining in the South African mining sector is failing and has not produced the desired result. Strike action has become
عرض المزيدThe South African mining industry has gained a reputation for poor health and safety statistics, with non-compliance by miners and the executives being the major contributors to fatalities [13,14]. Promoting occupational health and safety in the workplace has several benefits for society; the mining organisations; the miners and their families ...
عرض المزيدAnalytically, the dynamics described above suggest that labour instability in South Africa's mining sector is best understood as an evolutionary two-level game …
عرض المزيدNeingo and Tholana (2016) aver that the mining industry in South Africa directly adds about 7% to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Also, the industry is responsible for at least R540 ...
عرض المزيدprospects for the mining industry began to improve significantly due not only to the liberal policies adopted by the British South Africa Company (B.S.A.Co.), the political and economic force in the territory, in relation to the capitalisation of that premier economic sector, but also because of the reduced fiscal demands and the
عرض المزيدSouth Africa's mining industry is moving in the direction of developing mining-specific standards on ESG to guide monitoring and disclosures, beyond the current independent reporting requirements under current legal frameworks (e.g. Mining Charter, procurement spend, environmental permitting compliance and Social and Labour Plans).
عرض المزيدSouth Africa's mining industry is again confronted by labour unrest. Production at the Marikana platinum mining complex run by Lonmin PLC, the world's …
عرض المزيدSouth Africa's mining industry faces decline without international investment, but political uncertainty and civil unrest only impedes hopes to rejuvenate it. ... But this has become dominated by …
عرض المزيدINTRODUCTION. In South Africa, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 ("MPRDA"), is the primary regulatory framework for the exploitation of mineral resources in …
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