Abstract
The mining industry is one of the biggest industries and has a strong impact in Peru. Despite the mining industry’s importance, it faces labor shortages and environmental risks. For these situations, mining students are important sources of workers not only as labor forces but also as skilled workers who can contribute to solving the environmental issues of mining companies. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to assess Peruvian university mining students’ preferences for labor conditions in mining sites using a discrete choice experiment in order to promote efficient improvements in labor conditions in mining sites that contribute to stable employment and address environmental concerns. The number of respondents was 222 in two Peruvian universities, including males and females aged 16–35 years. The analysis’s findings indicate that labor conditions at mining sites can be optimized by adjusting them to specific individual characteristics of potential mining workers, resulting in a more efficient working environment for companies and workers.
Highlights
The mining industry is one of the biggest industries and has a strong impact in Peru.By the early 2010s, the value of Peru’s mining exports averaged USD 25 billion, or 14% of the gross domestic product and more than 50% of the total exports [1]
The questionnaire included questions about students’ sociodemographic characteristics, with the assumption that there is a correlation between sociodemographic characteristics and labor conditions
The marginal willingness to accept (MWTA) estimation results indicate the potential values assumed to each fact of labor conditions by respondents
Summary
The mining industry is one of the biggest industries and has a strong impact in Peru.By the early 2010s, the value of Peru’s mining exports averaged USD 25 billion, or 14% of the gross domestic product and more than 50% of the total exports [1]. The mining industry is one of the biggest industries and has a strong impact in Peru. Research shows that in a part of Peru, namely, the Madre de Dios region, high-resolution satellite imaging data indicate that the geographic expanse of mining sites increased by 400% from 1990 to 2012 because of the soaring price of gold following the world financial crisis [2]. Local residents living near mine sites are occasionally perturbed by mining activities. The environmental impacts of mining activities lead to conflicts between local residents and mining companies [4]. Gold-mining activities thriving in Peruvian rain forests lead to mercury exposures, and high concentrations of mercury among local residents pose health risks, especially for pregnant women and infants [5]
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