PROFILE
of interest within local communities and the press . Young says : “ We have been getting positive television press out of the Russia 2 television channel . They ’ ve been to our project site , interviewed us and have been very excited about the fact we are creating up to 2,000 jobs . There ’ s a great deal of curiosity and excitement as to what our project can do for the community .”
Working with the locals is of the utmost importance to AMC , as it ’ s integral to the success of the project that the community is consulted and engaged . Young says : “ There are three communities located near our project site , all within 300km , and most of our summer help is hired from this area . “ We are proactive in providing gainful employment to a significant number of people in the local area and when people go home from these programmes , their quality of life is affected from working with us . That in itself is a good way of engendering a desire for us to offer full time jobs in the area . The communities have a very strong positive feeling towards the company and what we can bring moving forward with the project .”
This kind of community
“ IT ’ S ABOUT BEING THERE AND BEING SUPPORTIVE OF THE PEOPLE . THERE ’ S A LOT OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE REGION SO WE AREN ’ T GOING TO BRING IN 1,000 FOREIGN PEOPLE TO DO THAT WORK ”
engagement not only benefits the people in the local area , but keeps stakeholders supportive as the project slowly unfolds . The company intends to set up specific programmes in the future where it ’ ll be even more involved in the community as Amur Kun-Manie develops . Young says : “ We want to be ahead of the game and have the backing of the communities by
8 July 2017