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Direct vs. Indirect Jobs
At a Glance
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It can be difficult to distinguish the direct and indirect jobs generated by an extractive project.
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One way to do this, as put forward by the International Council on Mining and Metals, is to consider whether employees normally carry out their work physically at the mine site or not.
Case Studies
- Enhancing Mining's Contribution to the Zambian Economy and Society (Chamber of Mines of Zambia, International Council on Mining and Metals)
- Impacts and Development in Local Economies Based on Mining: The Case of the Chilean II Region (Patricio Aroca)
- The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development (Evelyn Dietsche, David Elliott, Moortaza Jiwanji, Paul Stevens)
Key Resources
- Employment from Mining and Agricultural Investments: How Much Myth, How Much Reality? (Kaitlin Y. Cordes, Olle Ostensson, Perrine Toledano)
- Local Content Policies in the Oil and Gas Sector (Yahya Anouti, Osmel E. Manzano, Silvana Tordo, Michael Warner)
- Mind the Gap: Solving the Skills Shortages in Resources (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
- Human Capital for the Oil, Gas and Minerals Industries: Science, Technology, and Skills for Africa's Development (World Bank)
- Issues in Estimating the Employment Generated by Energy Sector Activities (Robert Bacon, Masami Kojima)
Topic Briefing
Assessing the direct job needs of the mining industry can be difficult. The same is true of the oil and gas industry. Job and skill needs change over time in response to market changes, technological advances, and the life cycle of extractive projects.