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The Minerals Council and member companies are often asked for copies of their SLPs. This portal has been developed to facilitate this access on a voluntary basis. While the Minerals Council encourages companies to make these plans publicly available, companies have different policies on their approach.
About SLPs
Regulation 42 to the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act requires mining companies to submit to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy a Social and Labour Plan (SLP) as a pre-requisite for the granting of a mining right. SLPs are the instruments for achieving transformation in terms of the Mining Charter. SLPs are normally required to be revised and resubmitted every five years during the life of a mining right.
SLPs contain comprehensive human resources development programmes, mine community development plans, housing and living conditions plans, employment equity plans, and processes to save jobs and manage downscaling and/or closure of operations. DMRE guidelines for SLPs include provisions for consultation with unions, communities and relevant authorities in the development of various sections of SLPs.
There has been public discussion over the years over whether approved SLPs (and companies’ annual compliance reports to the DMRE) should be available for public scrutiny. The Minerals Council believes that this should be the case, and therefore offers this portal to members to post their documentation so it can be accessed by interested parties in a single place. Company participation in this initiative is voluntary.
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Featured SLP project
Glencore’s 2021-2025 SLP for Kroondal
Through the Social and Labour Plan for Kroondal Mine and Operations aim on developing and implementing comprehensive Human Resources Development Programmes, a Mine Community Development Plan, a Housing and Living Conditions Plan, an Employment Equity Plan and Processes to save jobs and manage downscaling and/or closure. The above programmes are aimed at promoting employment and advancement of the social and economic welfare of all South Africans whilst ensuring economic growth and socio-economic development. Kroondal Mine and Operations will strive to fulfil the following objectives in developing and implementing the Social and Labour Plan:
- Promote economic growth and mineral and petroleum resources development in the Republic;
- Promote employment and advance the social and economic welfare of all South Africans;
- Contribute towards the socio-economic development of the areas in which Kroondal Mine and Operations is operating as well as the areas from which the majority of the workforce is sourced; and
- To utilise and expand the existing skills base for the empowerment of HDP’s and to serve the community.