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Governments and mining companies need gender-disaggregated data to — which is severely lacking in the sector — to adequately address gendered impacts.

This study focuses on two urban centres in India and Indonesia and includes a value chain analysis of selected construction raw materials, identifies environmental and socioeconomic market barriers, potentials, and opportunities.

With the impacts of COVID-19 and increasing automation, detailed data is even more important for governments to understand mining sector requirements.  

What can governments and industry do to ensure vulnerable workers aren’t left behind when the next pandemic strikes?

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the future and prepared trade unions for the new world of work in mining post-COVID-19, the authors say.