Review of Public Administration and Management

Community Services and University-Industry Linkage at Wollega University School of Law, Ethiopia

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• Review Article   
  Towards Socially Responsible Mining Investment in Ethiopia: Imagining a New Moral Economy
  Author(s): Wakgari Kebeta Djigsa*
  
  Ethiopia is a home to untapped mining potential. Mining can do more than create wealth: it can contribute to the well-being of a whole country. On the contrary, unregulated mining investment could also result in unwanted consequences. Currently, in Ethiopia, the number of human rights violations is growing exponentially, particularly in relation to mining operations and extractive projects. Mining companies usually fail to respect the internationally accepted human rights and protection standards. This paper examines how the existing laws, policies and institutional frameworks of Ethiopia are promoting socially responsible mining investments in light of the recognized standards for local community welfare, occupational health and safety performance, discriminatory hiring and promotion practices with respect to race or gender, and labor disputes. In so doing.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2315-7844.21.9.292

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