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Annual Financial Statements 2003

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Composition of global workforce (Total: 55,439)

Allocation of training and development expenditure - 2003 (Total: US$17 million)

Average length of service (years) * as at 31 December 2003

Percentage male to female in senior management
(mine manager
and above)

Ratio of male to female employed (%)

Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements (%)

Key indicators

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AngloGold employed 55,439 people (including contractors) during 2003, 87% in the South Africa region (calculated on an average monthly basis).

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In the South Africa region, 98% of employees are represented by recognised trade unions and covered by collective bargaining processes. Of these, 79% are covered by an agency shop agreement. In South Africa, an agency shop agreement exists across the lower level of worker, which constitutes the majority of the workforce. Union subscriptions are deducted from non-union members and paid directly into a fund. This money is used primarily for community upliftment. In the South America and East and West Africa regions respectively 78% and 50% of employees are represented by trade unions.

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Some US$17 million was spent on training and development programmes during 2003.

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During 2003, US$1.7 million (R12.8 million) was spent on literacy and adult basic education and training (ABET) programmes in South Africa:

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44% of the South African workforce had qualifications of ABET 3 and above at the end of 2003. ABET has three qualification levels, namely ABET 1,2 and 3. In terms of the South African education system, an ABET 1 is equivalent to grade 3 (three years of formal education), ABET 2 is equivalent to grade 5 and ABET 3 is equivalent to a grade 7.

Employment equity programmes are in place across the group; targets have been set and are reported to the AngloGold Board sub-committee for Employment Equity and Development on a quarterly basis:

–	Within South Africa, including AngloGold Health Service (AHS), 31% of management and 13% of senior management comprise Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSAs). The latter term includes citizens of countries of the South African Customs Union (SACU) plus Mozambique ? all traditional labour-sending countries.
–	Within South Africa (including AHS), 6% of all employees are women, while 16% and 5% per cent of management and senior management are made up of women.

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A programme to employ indigenous people is in place on the relevant operations. In the East and West Africa region the percentage of indigenous people employed was 90% in both 2002 and 2003.

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Across AngloGold, 4,903 employees left the employment of the group during the course of 2003 ? 4,329 from South Africa, 114 from Australia, 111 from North America, 222 from South America and 127 from East and West Africa.

Business principle:

AngloGold as an employer

Key indicators

Milestones - 2003

Labour practices policy

Review of 2003

	A world-class employer
	Governance and structure
	Human rights and fair employment practices
	Developing mission, values and business principles
	Managing diversity
	Women in mining
	Training and development
	Funding bursaries
	Training for separation
	Fair remuneration
	Employee participation
	Providing health care to employees
	Constructive relations

Reporting in line
with GRI

Objectives for 2004

Case studies

	South Africa
	East and West Africa
	Australia

Top | Milestones - 2003

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