Sustainability / Our People

Our People

We aim to operate a safe and healthy workplace, based on mutual respect, fairness and integrity. We value diversity and uphold the rights of our employees to collective bargaining and freedom of association and do not tolerate discrimination..

Our employees

In 2008, Xstrata employed an average of 38,512 permanent employees and 24,246 full-time contractors at our operations and offices in over 20 countries. Due to the remoteness of many mining locations we are often a major source of employment for the communities near our mines.

We take our employment responsibilities extremely seriously and have a Group General Manager of Human Resources and a Group General Manager Sustainable Development who report directly to the CEO. Each of our commodity businesses maintains its own human resources and sustainable development teams which implement Xstrata Group and commodity business policies within their operations.

Safety

We are committed to achieving safe workplaces where people are treated with respect, fairness and integrity. Prime among our responsibilities is to provide a safe and healthy workplace. Mining involves serious hazards which must be managed with the utmost vigilance if injuries are to be prevented. Health and safety risks are included in risk registers compiled and regularly updated at Group, commodity business and operational levels.

Development and training

We provide industry-leading career development opportunities and fair compensation for our workforce and we prioritise local employment where possible. Our employment policies prohibit discrimination, promote diversity and protect human rights, including the right to collective representation.

Last Modified on September 24 2009, 12:39:18 PST

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