Dangote Cement Plc Annual Report 2021
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Child labour, forced or compulsory labour
We prohibit forced, compulsory and child labour in all forms
including modern slavery. Our suppliers and contractors
are required to operate within the standards of our operating
procedures which upholds ethical practices in sourcing labour.
Acts such as the exploitation of children, physical punishment,
abuse or any such behaviour are deemed unacceptable. For the
year under review, we had zero cases of child and forced labour.
The human rights
At Dangote every individual has the right to basic human identity
and dignity. Respecting the human rights of all our stakeholders
in our operations and across our value chain is a commitment
we keep. Our stance on this is reinforced through training and
awareness for employees. This is integrated into our policies
and practices to ensure that cases of human rights abuse are
adequately attended to. A whistleblowing policy and grievance
mechanism process are tools made available to address cases
that may arise which can be reported anonymously without fear
of retaliation or retribution. Our grievance mechanism process
ensures that grievances are reported through the right channel
and to the right persons. The process ensures that grievance cases
are resolved in a timely and efficient manner to the satisfaction of
all stakeholders. In 2021, we had a total number of 124 reported
grievances out of which 86 have been closed while the others are
at different levels of closure.
Community grievances per category
Whistleblowing policy
We have a formal transparent whistleblower system that provides
a framework for reporting suspected breaches of internal policies
or laws and regulations regarding labour practices, anti-corruption,
human rights, environmental issues, societal impact issues,
discrimination, money laundering, competition and antitrust and
a whole range of many other issues that may pose a threat to our
organisation. Our whistle blowing platform is independently managed
by a third-party provider to ensure impartiality, fairness and objectivity
of the process. Confidentiality of the whistle blower is guaranteed and
retaliation is strictly proscribed.
Our whistleblowing (WB) policy was updated and approved by the
Board. A new whistleblowing platform and service provider was
engaged and the whistleblowing policy and platforms were cascaded
to our other Nigerian operations besides the Head Office. In the year
under review, we received a total of 34 whistle blowing cases with 15%
resolved and 85% ongoing.
2021 reported
community
grievances
2021 grievances
community
closed
% of total
Category
Environmental impact and safety
Delays in implementing social investment project
Resettlement issues
Land access
Unresolved commitments
Local business opportunities
Compensation
Employment
Others
Total
Dangote Cement Plc (DCP) and DCP
transport
Number reported
Number reported
in 2019
in 2020
55690268
29
14
10
11.3
0
4
3
3.2
0
0
0
0.0
28
3
2
2.4
10
1
5
3
4.0
12
15
5
3
4.0
16
10
10
7
8.1
31
40
16
11
12.9
4
34
67
47
54.0
157
124
86
100.0
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