LOS EFECTOS DEL COVID-19 SOBRE EL EMPLEO EN LA MINERÍA

This policy brief examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment within the mining sector, emphasizing the vulnerability of remote communities and providing recommendations for governments and companies to ensure a resilient labor market and sustainable recovery.

• The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented global health and economic impacts, placing up to 305 million full-time workers across all economic sectors at risk of losing their jobs in the second quarter of 2020.
• Large-scale mining is critical for remote regions where other major economic sectors are often scarce or underdeveloped, frequently serving as the primary or sole source of employment and essential social services. These activities can contribute up to 15% of a country's national income through direct, indirect, and induced employment and business opportunities.
• To support the mining workforce during the pandemic, the document recommends that government aid to mining companies, contractors, or suppliers be conditional on maintaining jobs and wages. Furthermore, social and wage protection programs must include non-permanent staff, such as temporary, contract, and migrant workers.
• For long-term recovery and resilience, the brief suggests redesigning workplaces to limit contagion risk, strengthening safety regulations with rigorous field inspections, and providing new skill training for workers excluded from the mining market to facilitate transitions to other sectors.
• The document advocates for strengthening supply chains by supporting local industrial bases to increase their share of mining procurement markets and developing strategic regional value chains to reduce dependence on a few emerging markets.

APA

Ramdoo, I. (2020). LOS EFECTOS DEL COVID-19 SOBRE EL EMPLEO EN LA MINERÍA. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/covid-19-employment-mining-key-points-es.pdf

Chicago

Ramdoo, Isabelle. LOS EFECTOS DEL COVID-19 SOBRE EL EMPLEO EN LA MINERÍA. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/covid-19-employment-mining-key-points-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ramdoo2020los, author = {Ramdoo, Isabelle}, title = {{LOS EFECTOS DEL COVID-19 SOBRE EL EMPLEO EN LA MINERÍA}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/covid-19-employment-mining-key-points-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }