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19 May 2008

 

 

Questions to Consider

 

1. It is clear that many aspects of influx management are the domain of local/regional government. To what extent should a Company go beyond promoting awareness of influx issues to managing them?

2. IFC/CommDev is trying to define a typology of influx situations? We would be grateful to receive your thoughts on the following key questions:

  • Location
  • Type of Operation (oil, gas or mining)
  • Stage of Operation (exploration, construction, operations, closure
  • Description of influc phenomenon: Who has arrived? Numbers? Where are they settling? What are they doing?
  • Description of key impacts
  • Any mitigation measures undertaken? Yes/No. If yes, please describe.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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From David Graham on 26 March 2008, 14:45

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Dear COMMDEV,
Would you be able to direct me to articles or information dealing with managing rapid in-migration of workers to mining sites (these workers having hopes of obtaining employment)
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I am interested in obtaining practical information on best practices used by mining companies in hiring new employees, infrastructure management (specifically in terms of providing services for new employees e.g. housing, avoiding crime/rapid price increases for the local community etc.), developing positive community relations and influx management (specifically avoiding a rapid influx of workers from within the country where the mine is starting up and from across borders). Any assistance that you would be able to give would be most appreciated.

Sincerely,
David Graham

From Greg Maher on 6 May 2008, 00:45

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David,
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Your questions about rapid in-migration, particularly around construction phases in projects, is something we have been giving thought to lately. Please feel free to contact me to discuss. greg.maher@riotinto.com

From Ron Bisset on 12 June 2008, 11:15

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David
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Although not a mining project it may be worth investigating work done by BP on in-migration for its Tangguh LNG project in Indonesia as reported on the BP website.

http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9004769&contentId=7008850

Ron

From Jed Mitten on 13 August 2008, 15:45

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I am interested in obtaining practical information on best practices used by mining companies in hiring new employees, infrastructure management (specifically in terms of providing services for new employees e.g. housing, avoiding crime/rapid price increases for the local community etc.), developing positive community relations and influx management (specifically avoiding a rapid influx of workers from within the country where the mine is starting up and from across borders). [...]

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