2009, International Finance Corporation, Lonmin, CommDev
In July 2007, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, entered into a three-year partnership with Lonmin, the world’s third-largest primary platinum producer based in South Africa. The goal of the partnership is to assist the company to promote the sustainable development of its workforce and the local communities that surround its mining operations. Lonmin has a legislative requirement, set by the South African Department of Mining, to integrate women into its workforce so that they make up 10 percent by 2010; a key focus of the Lonmin-IFC partnership is to develop Women in Mining Program3. The Lonmin-IFC Women in Mining Program seeks to promote the employment and retention of women in Lonmin’s workforce. In the two years since the partnership began, the program has made great strides towards achieving this end by creating effective systems, processes and organizational structures to make Lonmin an attractive and conducive place for women to work in.
