scholarly journals How Mining Multinational Corporations Promote Women? Modus Operandi

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Nattavud Pimpa ◽  
Timothy Moore ◽  
Kabmanivanh Phouxay ◽  
Maliphone Douangphachanh ◽  
Outhoumphone Sanesathid
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Interpretive Approach ◽  
Key Participants ◽  
Expert Support

<p>The purpose of this study is to investigate approaches to the promotion of the involvement of women in the international mining industry. In order to identify approaches to promote women in international mining industry, the researchers adopted an exploratory, interpretive approach to work with mining MNCs in Lao PDR. We interviewed 10 key participants from two mining multinational corporations in Laos. Gender discourses were developed in order to comprehend ‘talk’ and ‘texts’ as social practices as well as the concepts of ‘women at workplace’ from the perspectives of both men and women. The results show that various approaches can be adopted to promote women. They include (1) encouragement of women, (2) promotion of equal opportunity, and (3) celebration of women and diversity. This study also confirms, in traditionally male-dominant industry such as international mining, management requires extra and specific gender-related expert support in order to effectively promote women’s participation in the workplace.</p>

scholarly journals Criminal Community Detection Based on Isomorphic Subgraph Analytics

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-174
Author(s):  
Theyvaa Sangkaran ◽  
Azween Abdullah ◽  
NZ Jhanjhi
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Community Detection ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Key Participants ◽  
Investigative Process

AbstractAll highly centralised enterprises run by criminals do share similar traits, which, if recognised, can help in the criminal investigative process. While conducting a complex confederacy investigation, law enforcement agents should not only identify the key participants but also be able to grasp the nature of the inter-connections between the criminals to understand and determine the modus operandi of an illicit operation. We studied community detection in criminal networks using the graph theory and formally introduced an algorithm that opens a new perspective of community detection compared to the traditional methods used to model the relations between objects. Community structure, generally described as densely connected nodes and similar patterns of links is an important property of complex networks. Our method differs from the traditional method by allowing law enforcement agencies to be able to compare the detected communities and thereby be able to assume a different viewpoint of the criminal network, as presented in the paper we have compared our algorithm to the well-known Girvan-Newman. We consider this method as an alternative or an addition to the traditional community detection methods mentioned earlier, as the proposed algorithm allows, and will assists in, the detection of different patterns and structures of the same community for enforcement agencies and researches. This methodology on community detection has not been extensively researched. Hence, we have identified it as a research gap in this domain and decided to develop a new method of criminal community detection.

Methodology

2018 ◽  
pp. 45-52
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Communities ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Community Perspectives ◽  
Interpretive Approach ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Data Collection Technique

This chapter explains the methodology adopted in this project to learn about experiences from community perspectives, taking an exploratory, interpretive approach to investigate the impacts of the mining industry on women in Thai and Lao mining communities. In order to capture the experiences and interpretations of relevant actors in the mining industry, semi-structured personal and group interviews functioned as an appropriate data-collection technique. This technique helps the researchers to focus on language use by key informants, as well as contextual and relational aspects expressed by the interviewees.

Mining Industry and Its Influence

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Tremendous Impact ◽  
Real Action

The mining industry has tremendous impact on people and communities. The opening of a large mine has economic, environmental, and social consequences at the national, state, or provincial and local levels. Mining company activities can also positively and negatively influence many lives. The challenge is for mining multinational corporations (MNCs), communities, and governments to rationalise real action for the community. As initiatives and programmes show success, these experiences can be woven into ongoing operations if lines of communication are kept open. Mining MNCs can promote dialogue among the various stakeholders and disseminate the results of efforts that have helped enhance the sustainability of the economic impacts of mining. This chapter discusses various impacts of the mining industry on women, including skill development, poverty, health, and economic impacts. Issues of corporate social responsibility as a key function of mining MNCs in Thailand and Laos are discussed.

scholarly journals Environmental Management and Monitoring of Mining Operation in Lao PDR

2014 ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Phengkhamla Phonvisai ◽  
Jiragorn Gajaseni
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Eradication Strategy ◽  
Mining Projects ◽  
The Government

Overall, mining projects make a significant contribution to gross of domestic product (GDP) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Benefits include increased export revenues, provision of royalty and tax income to the government, technology transfer, worker training and the creation of a skilled workforce. This can also lead to improved social, physical, legal and financial infrastructure due to development around the mining areas such as roads, electricity and water distribution. Managed properly, economic benefits from mining projects can benefit future generations,even after operations have ceased. For Lao PDR, rapid expansion of the mining sector is seen as vital to economic development. In the National Socio-Economic Development Plan, mining was prioritized as a key sector to help Lao PDR achieve its goal to graduate from its status as least developed country by 2020. Government revenues from mining projects are a major contributor to the country’s National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy. Environmental management and monitoring of the operations of mining projects are essential in order to identify and mitigate potential negative environmental impacts. Such impacts may be minimized through the use of mining industry best practice as well as compliance with Government of Laos (GoL) and international environmental standards and regulations. The environmental management and monitoring process first identifies and quantifies potential impacts of a mine’s operation on land, water, atmospheric and biological resources, as well as on human settlements. Secondly,measures are proposed to avoid or mitigate identified adverse impacts, including a specific requirement for a mine closure and rehabilitation plan.

scholarly journals Female Labour Force, ICT and Growth Nexus in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Okokondem Okon
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
The Relationship

Growth in the labor force is one of the determinants of a nation’s maximum sustainable, or potential, rate of economic expansion. However, in the period of study in this paper, the relationship between women’s participation in the labor force of Nigeria and economic growth is inverse and insignificant. This is attributed to the level of economic development, social norms, education levels, fertility rates and other factors. From policy perspectives therefore educational opportunities for the girl child should be extended to the nooks and crannies of the country so as to enhance socio-economic family planning techniques and methods to reduce the burden of women in the labour force. In the same vein, employers should be encouraged to give all gender equal opportunity and chance to pursue their potentials especially if they have potentials required for a particular job. However, particular attention should be focused on men by enlightening them on the essence of encouraging their spouses on any career they may choose as long as it does not affected the family in any way.

Barriers to Career Advancement of Women in Mining: A Qualitative Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 15-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doret Botha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
Promote Gender Equality

In recent years, various initiatives, protocols and legislation have been developed globally to promote gender equality and address existing discrimination against women. South Africa is no exception to this trend. In the global mining industry, equal opportunity and mining legislation introduced by various countries, including South Africa, have opened up former bastions, such as mining, to women.Since the introduction of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 and the accompanying Broad-Based Socio- Economic Empowerment Charter, in 2004, the number of women in the mining industry has increased significantly. However, the “gender issue” still remains contentious and very problematic in the industry and women are still subjected to various challenges.This article aims to reveal the barriers women encounter in the industry. This study adopted a qualitative research design. Data were collected by means of semi-structured individual and group interviews. The research findings show that women are subjected to social, physiological, structural and employment barriers. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that the relevant government departments, top and senior management in the mining industry, as well as human resource managers and employment relations practitioners embrace and support a clear-cut vision of gender diversity in the industry.

scholarly journals Equal Opportunity, Equal Work: Increasing Women's Participation in the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative Africa Indoor Residual Spraying Project

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail Donner ◽  
Allison Belemvire ◽  
Ben Johns ◽  
Keith Mangam ◽  
Elana Fiekowsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Indoor Residual Spraying ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Equal Work ◽  
The U.S

Gender, CSR, and Mining

2018 ◽  
pp. 53-62
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Corporate Policies ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Local Contexts

This chapter presents the key findings on how the mining industry and MNCs influence various aspects of life and wellbeing of women in Lao PDR. The study shows that mining MNCs can provide various opportunities for women. Mining MNCs have clung to the narrow compliance-based view of CSR for certain periods of time, due to the management system and corporate policies. They seem to focus on economic activities to empower women and promote the concept of gender equality. The data supports the contention that avoiding the potential detrimental effects that mining MNCs can have on fragile ecosystems, gender inequality, and local social issues should be made a priority. Recently, however, mining MNCs have tended to shift their actions to sustainable economic and skill development in Lao, due to their understanding of local contexts. The results also show that opportunities provided by mining MNCs can create long-term benefits to various members of the community including family of the miners, suppliers, trans-border and transnational workers, and women from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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