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Lonmin-02/Marikana

Issues

Community health and safety

Description: Complaint raises concerns related to public health and safety including incidents of or an increase in accidents, release of hazardous materials, and spread of diseases. Concerns related to retaliation and/or violence are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 336

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Due diligence

Description: Complaint raises concerns about inadequate or absent prior investigation of project impacts.

Complaints with this Issue: 456

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Labor

Description: Complaint raises concerns about violations of appropriate labor standards related to the project, including issues regarding compensation, workplace conditions, retaliation, and child or forced labor.

Complaints with this Issue: 95

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Livelihoods

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on the means by which people make a living, including wage-based income, trade and bartering, agriculture, fishing, foraging, and other natural-resource based means.

Complaints with this Issue: 319

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Other

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts that do not fit in one of the other categories. Complaints about which there is no publicly available information regarding the issues raised are also included.

Complaints with this Issue: 191

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Pollution

Description: Complaint raises concerns about releases of pollutants related to the project, including hazardous or non-hazardous chemicals, minerals, metals, pathogens, odors, noise, vibration, radiation, light, and heat.

Complaints with this Issue: 219

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Water

Description: Complaint raises concerns about access to or availability of water. Concerns related to water pollution are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 187

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Sectors

Community capacity and development

Description: Project relates to programs targeted at training, capacity-building, and/or enabling public participation for specific groups within the community.

Complaints in this Sector: 93

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Extractives (oil, gas, mining)

Description: Project relates to the extractive industries, including oil, gas, and mining. Examples may include mines, drilling operations, pipelines, and the associated legal frameworks.

Complaints in this Sector: 199

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Project

Name: Lonmin-02/Marikana

Investments: IFC 24803

Client:

Support: Equity, Loans

Country: South Africa

Complaint

IAM: Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO)

ID: south-africa-lonmin-02marikana

Date Filed: June 16, 2015

Status: Active

Description

In June 2015, CAO received a complaint from a local community organization and community members regarding Lonmin’s Marikana mine in North West Province, South Africa. The complaint cites concerns about contamination of air and groundwater and negative impacts on the living conditions of nearby communities, including on housing, water, sanitation, infrastructure, and employment. The complaint also cites concerns about the project’s social and environmental commitments, IFC’s social and environmental due diligence, and non-compliance with national law.

Complaint Stages

Filing

June 16, 2015

Filing

Status:

Start Date: June 16, 2015

Registration

Not Undertaken

Registration

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not offered by mechanism, Stage is not practiced by mechanism

Eligibility

June 16, 2015 -

June 30, 2015

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: June 16, 2015

End Date: June 30, 2015

Dispute Resolution

Aug. 1, 2015 -

March 1, 2017

Dispute Resolution

Status: Closed Without Output

Start Date: Aug. 1, 2015

End Date: March 1, 2017

Compliance Review

March 1, 2017 -

Dec. 11, 2023

Compliance Review

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: March 1, 2017

End Date: Dec. 11, 2023

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: Yes

Monitoring

Dec. 11, 2023

Monitoring

Status: In Progress

Explanation: Complaint not yet reached stage, Compliance Review in progress

Closed

Not Closed

Timeline

Involved Groups

Name Complaints Group Type
Centre for Applied Legal Studies 1 Local CSO