LES CONSÉQUENCES DE LA COVID-19 POUR L’EMPLOI DANS LE SECTEUR MINIER

This fact sheet by the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment within the global mining sector. It highlights the vulnerability of rural and remote communities that rely on large-scale mining for jobs and social services, and provides policy recommendations for governments and mining companies to support workers, ensure a safe recovery, and build long-term economic resilience through local supply chain strengthening and workforce retraining.

• The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented economic and health shocks, placing up to 305 million full-time workers across all economic sectors at risk of losing their jobs in the second quarter of 2020. In the mining sector, this manifested as temporary site closures to protect health and safety, employee layoffs, and disruptions to production supply chains.
• Large-scale mining is critical for rural and remote regions where other major economic sectors are often scarce or underdeveloped. In these areas, mining serves as the primary or sole creator of jobs and provider of essential social services, with mining activities contributing up to 15% of a country's national income through direct, indirect, and induced employment and business opportunities.
• To support the workforce during the pandemic, the document recommends that government aid to mining companies and suppliers be conditional on maintaining jobs and wages. It further suggests that social protection and remuneration schemes must include non-permanent staff, such as temporary, contract, and migrant workers.
• Post-pandemic recovery requires a shift away from previous operating models toward new permanent health and safety protocols. This includes redesigning offices and mines to be more spacious and flexible to limit disease spread, increasing investment in protective technology, and strengthening regulatory frameworks through more rigorous field inspections.
• To build long-term resilience and avoid future 'black swan' events, the document proposes retraining workers forced out of the mining sector, using corporate solidarity funds for community training, and strengthening local supply chains. This includes developing strategic regional value chains to reduce dependence on a small number of emerging markets and providing financial instruments to support the growth of local businesses.

APA

Ramdoo, I. (2020). LES CONSÉQUENCES DE LA COVID-19 POUR L’EMPLOI DANS LE SECTEUR MINIER. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-08/covid-19-employment-mining-key-points-fr.pdf

Chicago

Ramdoo, Isabelle. LES CONSÉQUENCES DE LA COVID-19 POUR L’EMPLOI DANS LE SECTEUR MINIER. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-08/covid-19-employment-mining-key-points-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ramdoo2020les, author = {Ramdoo, Isabelle}, title = {{LES CONSÉQUENCES DE LA COVID-19 POUR L’EMPLOI DANS LE SECTEUR MINIER}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-08/covid-19-employment-mining-key-points-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }