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Contribution of Mining Operations Towards Education, Healthcare, Food Security, Housing, Sports, and Recreation in Katanga Province of the DRC

Contribution of Mining Operations Towards Education, Healthcare, Food Security, Housing, Sports, and Recreation in Katanga Province of the DRC

Germain Miteu Tshinu
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799888093|ISBN10: 1799888096|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799888109|EISBN13: 9781799888116
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch016
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Tshinu, Germain Miteu. "Contribution of Mining Operations Towards Education, Healthcare, Food Security, Housing, Sports, and Recreation in Katanga Province of the DRC." Handbook of Research on Resource Management and the Struggle for Water Sustainability in Africa, edited by Innocent Simphiwe Nojiyeza, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 337-353. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch016

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Tshinu, G. M. (2022). Contribution of Mining Operations Towards Education, Healthcare, Food Security, Housing, Sports, and Recreation in Katanga Province of the DRC. In I. Nojiyeza, O. Mtapuri, P. Bazaanah, & E. Netshiozwi (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Resource Management and the Struggle for Water Sustainability in Africa (pp. 337-353). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch016

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Tshinu, Germain Miteu. "Contribution of Mining Operations Towards Education, Healthcare, Food Security, Housing, Sports, and Recreation in Katanga Province of the DRC." In Handbook of Research on Resource Management and the Struggle for Water Sustainability in Africa, edited by Innocent Simphiwe Nojiyeza, et al., 337-353. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch016

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Abstract

Some resource-rich countries face challenges when it comes to the socio-economic development of its employees and the community at large. This study seeks to examine Gecamines' contribution to the socio-economic conditions of its employees based in the Lubumbashi area and to some extent the province of Katanga under the rubric of resource curse theory. Through this study, lessons can be learnt from the findings on how state-owned mining companies could work on improving their socio-economic contributions in the interest of the employees and the entire population through generated revenues for the state. The study employed a case study design with a qualitative approach research in its endeavour of exploring Gecamines' socio-economic contribution to its employees in the city of Lubumbashi and the development of Katanga Province as a whole. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Gecamines' managers, unskilled mine workers, and the Provincial Department of Mines' officers in the city of Lubumbashi. The key findings from these interactions are that the company's low level of production caused by poor management, political interference, corruption, and poor institutions had negative ramifications on the socio-economic conditions of the workers. A remedy to these challenges lies in strengthening the country's institutions to fight corruption and poor management of parastatals. Autonomy of parastatals from political influence and control is also important to enable the company to play a crucial role in the socio-economic development of employees.

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