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11.10.10
Guide on mining and Indigenous Peoples available to download
ICMM has released Good Practice Guide: Indigenous Peoples and Mining to help members and other mining companies navigate through the complexities associated with mining near indigenous communities.
The guide aims to help companies achieve constructive relationships with Indigenous Peoples and to help ICMM members implement their commitments stated in ICMM’s Position Statement on Mining and Indigenous Peoples.
It highlights good practice principles, discusses the challenges in applying these principles at the operational level and provides real-world examples of how mining projects have addressed these challenges. It also explores the cost of getting it wrong.
The Guide is not intended as a one-size-fits-all but is designed to provide useful information and direction for both companies and indigenous communities when considering issues around engagement and participation, agreements, impact management, benefits sharing and dealing with grievances.
While recognizing the role of traditional decision-making structures, the guide urges companies to be sensitive to those sections of the community who are frequently excluded from these structures, such as women and young people.
“This publication is a milestone rather than an end point.” said Anthony Hodge, ICMM’s President. “It will form part of ICMM’s ongoing engagement on these issues and will be reviewed in light of practical experience”.
We hope you find the Guide useful, and would value any comments you have on the documents itself or any of our current activities. To request printed copies of the report, please e-mail us at info@icmm.com.
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Principle 03:
Uphold fundamental human rights and respect cultures, customs and values in dealings with employees and others who are affected by our activities.
Principle 09:
Contribute to the social, economic and institutional development of the communities in which we operate.
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