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Corporate Responsibility Report 2009 India Safe Sustainable Steel Contents 01 About ArcelorMittal India 03 CEO’s Overview 04 Corporate Responsibility : Issues & Challenges Cover photo The joy & confidence beaming on the faces of eighteen young men and women from our project area at Keonjhar, Orissa tells the story of the beginning of change - for life. They are undergoing a two year apprentice training at ArcelorMittal Dhamm Project in Tamilnadu, India. 08 Strategy Planning & Development 12 Stakeholder Engagement 18 Community Engagement • Livelihood & Capability Building • Health • Education 26 Environment & Climate Change 30 Human Rights 34 Volunteering 36 Looking Forward About ArcelorMittal India ArcelorMittal India Limited (AMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcelorMittal - the world's leading steel company, with operations in more than 60 countries. In India, ArcelorMittal has a proposed investment of over $30 billion for its greenfield projects, an existing joint venture with Uttam Galva Limited, and significant market presence. Through its various Indian subsidiaries and joint ventures, the company services customers in all major product segments. Our strategy is to build a sustainable and stable business, creating value through scale and diversification. Together with its Indian partners, ArcelorMittal shares a vision of long term and mutually beneficial success. ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading Research & Development (R&D) and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks. With an industrial presence in over 20 countries spanning four continents, the Company covers all of the key steel markets, from emerging to mature. Through its core values of Sustainability, Quality and Leadership, ArcelorMittal commits to operating in a responsible way with respect to the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees, contractors and the communities in which it operates. It is also committed to the sustainable management of the environment and of finite resources. ArcelorMittal recognises that it has a significant responsibility to tackle the global climate change challenge; it takes a leading role in the industry's efforts to develop breakthrough steelmaking technologies and is actively researching and developing steel-based technologies and solutions that contribute to combat climate change. In 2009, ArcelorMittal had revenues of $65.1 billion and crude steel production of 73.2 million tonnes, representing approximately 8 per cent of world steel output. ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MT), Brussels (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS). For more information about ArcelorMittal visit: www.arcelormittal.com 01 "ArcelorMittal is deeply committed to the development of strong and sustainable local communities. In India, our corporate responsibility initiatives have been particularly strong in the empowerment of women” Vijay Bhatnagar, CEO - India 02 CEO’s overview I am delighted to present the first corporate responsibility (CR) report education initiatives implemented in project villages have modestly for ArcelorMittal India. The disclosure of our CR activities through this supplemented the governments’ efforts. publication is primarily aimed at providing information to all our stakeholders. This report offers an overview of our current activities before our industrial operations have commenced. The CO2: Pick Right Campaign, which involved children from 200,000 schools across the country, was a perfect model of three sector partnership in combating the challenges of climate change. Kaun Leadership, quality and sustainability are the critical values which will Banega Bharat Ka Paryavaran Ambassador - Who will become the help us stand among the most responsible and admired companies Environment Ambassador of India - the 1st phase of the project was of the world. CR is absolutely fundamental to the success of our launched by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh company and future steel production in India. While planning our CR Patil. More than 1.4 million children from across the country and also strategy, we have taken into account the corporate values and the some from 47 different countries voted for the first time to elect a local conditions. Although the CR programs implemented during person who they believed was the right choice for becoming the 2009 in India are a humble beginning to our larger social and Environment Ambassador of India. environmental commitments, it clearly demonstrates the core values Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, emerged as the of doing business that reflects our Chairman’s beliefs and overarching corporate philosophy on corporate responsibility. popular choice who very kindly accepted the children’s mandate, and has subsequently committed to contribute to the project for the next three years. The year 2008 was the beginning of CR activities in India which featured some entry level activities such as running mobile health clinics and organizing sports for youths. All our CR activities are designed to support the future success of our industrial operations The institutionalization of employee voluntarism across the organization further reinforces our commitment to society and the environment. and the development of sustainable livelihoods in India. In 2009, based on the findings of the socio-economic impact assessments and our direct engagement with communities and non governmental organisations (NGO)s, we developed a corporate responsibility roadmap for our Indiain projects, which will be built on the following four pillars with special focus on youth, women and tribals: The positive response, with some minor exceptions, to our CR programs has educated us to deal with challenges while moving forward. Our corporate responsibility initiatives are just the beginning of a journey to fight against poverty, illiteracy, disease and unemployment. We will continue to partner with the governments and civil society organizations in order to achieve our country's and the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. 1. Capability Building & Livelihood 2. Community Health Although we are happy with the initial successes while 3. Education implementing the CR programs, it has taught us to learn from 4. Environment & Climate Change failures. To conclude, I promise to keep you updated on our progress. The period under review was therefore focused to build the capability of youths by giving them new skills that would help them become employable. In 2009 alone, 242 youths including aspirant young women have been enrolled in Industrial Training Institutes (ITI)s and other technical/professional institutes. Our health and (Vijay Bhatnagar) CEO - India & China 03 Issues & challenges 04 Facts about Jharkhand Facts about Orissa - A little over 71 million scheduled tribes (STs) of Jharkhand constitutes - The population of Orissa increased from 31.66 million in 1991 to 36.80 1 million in 2001. 26.3% of the total population of the State. - There are about 30 tribal groups in Jharkhand; the Santhals, being the largest tribe has 34% of the total tribal population, followed by the Oraons (20%), the Mundas (15%) and the Hos (11%). - According to the latest census, tribal population to the total population of the state is 22%2. - Anthropologically, its two main tribes, namely the Juangs and the - Gumla, Simdega, Lohardaga and West Singhbhum districts have the largest concentration of tribal population which ranges between 59 69%. Bhuiyans carry a distinct and primitive past. - Tribals survive with minimum basics and live below the poverty line. - The district of Keonjhar is highly rich in mineral resources and has vast - Our earlier site for the plant largely falls in the district of Gumla and deposits of Iron, Manganese and Chrome ores. About 30% of its total partly in Khunti and has more than 70% population dominated by area is covered with tracts of dense forests. In spite of immense mineral tribals. and forest wealth, the district remains economically under-developed. - The majority of tribals survive with minimum basics and live below the poverty line. - Our proposed site for the plant is located in the district of Keonjhar, which has more than 45% tribal population. Jharkhand3 Orissa4 India Total population (Census 2001) (in million) 26.9 36.80 1028.61 Decadal Growth (Census 2001) (%) NA 16.25 21.54 Crude Birth Rate (SRS 2008) 25.8 21.4 22.8 Crude Death Rate (SRS 2008) 7.1 9.0 7.4 Total Fertility Rate (SRS 2007) 3.2 2.4 2.7 Infant Mortality Rate (SRS 2008) (per 1000 live births) 46 69 53 Maternal Mortality Ratio (SRS 2004 - 2006) (per 100,000 live births) 312 303 254 Sex Ratio (Census 2001) (Female : Male) 941 : 1000 972 933 Population below Poverty Line (%) - 47.15 26.10 Schedule Caste population (in million) 3.19 6.08 166.64 Schedule Tribe population (in million) 7.09 8.15 84.33 Female Literacy Rate (Census 2001) (%) 38.9 50.5 53.7 1: http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_jharkhand.pdf 2: http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_orissa.pdf 3: www.mohfw.nic.in/NRHM/State%20Files/Jharkhand.htm 4: www.mohfw.nic.in/NRHM/State%20Files/Orissa.htm 05 "Despite resistance in my village, I enrolled for the ArcelorMittal ITI training program as it will help secure my Piyush Topno (ITI trainee) Poverty and illiteracy the traditional land-based subsistence economy to an industry-led developed economy has found opposition The two states of Orissa and Jharkhand in India are quite from some sections of society. identical on many social and economical counts. Of the total population, approx 27% and 23% belong to tribal communities in Jharkhand and Orissa respectively. The two bringing development to the underdeveloped states/areas, states are rich in mineral and natural resources, and it faces the challenges of prevailing negative and anti- Jharkhand alone contributes to 40% of the total mineral industrialization prejudices which have its root causes in resources of the country. Yet, the states, vis-a-vis human poverty and illiteracy. We have witnessed and experienced development indicators, are characterised by their high this as one of the major challenges while rolling out our CR poverty and low illiteracy rates. Poverty and illiteracy have a programs in the project area during 2009. large impact on people’s approach to life in the two states, often resulting in a resistance to change or things that are unfamiliar to them and here lies the communication challenge. This is one of the reasons why the transition from 06 Although industrialization has a major role to play in Gaining the trust of people is therefore a major issue. Acceptability is reciprocal to trust, which is a major challenge for us in the current socio-political environment. ArcelorMittal Foundation The ArcelorMittal Foundation was created in May 2007 as a dedicated vehicle for channeling and managing community investment, to focus on formalising and developing ArcelorMittal's contribution towards communities. Within the framework of the Corporate Responsibility strategy defined by the ArcelorMittal Group, the Foundation focuses on the communities around the group and employee volunteering. We concentrate efforts to better identify specific priority needs in every place where ArcelorMittal operates. Through the priority areas of activity: Education, Health, Safety and Social Promotion, the Foundation strives to ensure the economic well being of these communities. It favors projects that become self-sustainable after initial support, in order to reach a maximum number of beneficiaries. Our social strategy is to set up projects to maximize the potential of each community, respecting their specific needs and empowering local resources. We promote entrepreneurship in the communities by helping people to develop their own talents. This is the surest way to enhance quality of life and to make a sustainable contribution to ongoing development. The ArcelorMittal Foundation operates in 27 countries, supervising local programes implemented by ArcelorMittal Units. It also invests in global programes to support humanitarian initiatives aligned with the Foundation's mission. Vision: The vision of the ArcelorMittal Foundation is to bring about holistic development throughout the Earth. Mission: Our mission is to promote ArcelorMittal's commitment to the local communities where the Group operates and to contribute to their development in a sustainable manner. For details, please visit www.arcelormittal.com 07 Strategy planning and development 08 The road to success is an amalgamation of aspirations and g in knowledge. This has led us to structure the CR program in 2009 to ty li bi interests of the local communities. At the current stage of our development in India, our CR program falls largely within the pa & Responsibility strategy, and focuses mainly on four broad interventions that provide a good foundation for inclusive and n Capability Building & Livelihood Community Health Education Environment & Climate Change tio i. ii. iii. iv. ca The four pillars are - u Ed sustainable growth. Inclusive and Sustainable Growth th al “community area” of the ArcelorMittal Group Corporate ve Li d oo lih He Ca B ity un m m Co reflect the objectives of the company, and to address the best ld ui t en ge an ro Ch i v te En ma il C & nm ArcelorMittal India held workshops to formally engage with the key stakeholder groups – govt, NGOs, academics, people and their elected representatives (members of parliament and legislative assemblies) – in order to develop CR roadmaps for Jharkhand and Orissa. The then Member of Parliament offering suggestions and recommendations at the CR workshop held in Keonjhar, Orissa . 09 Livelihood/Employability Pledge Goal Target Activities We shall create opportunities of Achieve Millennium Development - To build the income generating - Arrange technical training for livelihood, and provide enabling Goal (MDGs) 1 in our spheres of capacity of 2-3 members of each youths in Industrial Training support to build the capability of the community living in our influence - To reduce poverty by affected family by 2015. - To generate diverse opportunities of Institutes (ITIs) - Non-formal technical training for immediate periphery to avail those supplementing/replacing the present livelihood including enhanced opportunities so that they lead a means of livelihood with better & employability for 500 youths by 2015 youths with a focus on women - Promotion of non-farm based better life than before. improved ways of livelihood. - To reduce the migration of any form activities for farmers, landless among the tribal community, and workers and women members. - Promotion of entrepreneurism trafficking of girl child. among youths for taking independent economical activities through SHG route - Build the capability of youths with vocations, which are based on the Health market needs. We shall make health care Achieve Millennium Development - Awareness among 75% of the - Immunization of mother & child services available and Goals (MDGs) 4,5 and 6 in our spheres population to access & availability to through integrating or accessible to all affected the institutional health services - by strengthening Government's families in the project area and of influence - To improve health status of the to all influenced families who community of the project area vis-a- 2015 - 50% Reduction in maternal and child Immunization efforts. - Institutional Deliveries for the live in the immediate periphery vis the national health index mortality by 2015 - 75% Reduction in morbidity by 2015 - 50 % reduction in malaria cases and pregnant women - Diagnostic care through Mobile zero incidence of diarrhoea including control of vector & water borne diseases 50% by 2015 - 50% Reduction in anemia among women & adolescents and improve their health status by 2015 Health Clinics for the communities - Control of vector borne diseases (malaria prevention) - Control of water borne diseases - Reduction in Iodine deficiency disorders - Tuberculosis treatment and control - Addressing water & sanitation needs We shall promote and strengthen Achieve Millennium Development Goal - To supplement & strengthen the * Strengthening of the existing the formal and functional (MDGs) 2 and 3 in our spheres of Government's primary education education in order to make it a influence - A Reading society is the Winning program - At least every hamlet has one Primary primary schools * Conduct an awareness campaign, society Achieve it by enhancing the school by 2015. - To achieve 80% enrolment by 2012. - At least 50% Reduction in Dropouts (by education. * Promoting enrollment and 2015 - To ensure 100% teachers take up regular involvement of parents and PRI 'foundation' for development. literacy level under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan of GoI. - To make education more functional (basic education + vocational education) classes by 2015 - At least 75% of boys and girls pursue Education middle and high school education by 2015. - At least 50% of students pass out 10th Std by 2015 - At least 50% of 10th passed students pursue technical or higher education in college. - To ensure computer education in all high schools by 2015. - 1000 youths attain/acquire some or the other technical or vocational education/skills by 2015 and promote the importance of discouraging dropouts, with the (Panchayati Raj Institutions a self governance institution) members. * Conduct coaching classes for weak students and to encourage other students to fair well in studies * Establish merit scholarship schemes as incentives to continue education. * Establish and/or support technical education such as ITI, Polytechnic and vocational institutions * Run Net School in order to rehabilitate and support 'girls at risk' * Promote computer education in High schools * Establish awards for teachers in order to motivate them * Arrange training for teachers to improve the quality of education 10 # Targets in percentage (%) are with reference to the present level of index/statistics of the respective operational areas that are recorded with the government MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS End Poverty and Hunger Universal Education Gender Equality Child Health Maternal Health Combat HIV/AIDS Environmental Sustainability Global Partnership The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2015 form a blueprint agreed to by all the world's which range from halving extreme poverty to countries and all the world's leading development halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented universal primary education, all by the target date of efforts to meet the needs of the world's poorest. 11 Operating in a multi-cultural and multi-dimensional society is a big challenge in itself. Initial interaction with various stakeholders allowed us to develop a multistakeholder approach to our CR objectives. This Stakeholder engagement included forming partnerships with NGOs and civil society that gave us the experience to understand the social dimensions to development. Local communities emerged as our primary partners and most of the interventions have been identified and developed around their needs and priorities. 12 Our key stakeholders • Community • Panchayati Raj institution (local self governance institution) in Orissa • NGOs • Social and Human Rights activists • Governments • Media • Politicians • Opinion makers such as academics and ethnic ideologues, etc Meetings/Focussed Group Discussions (FGDs) to discuss the plans for development. This direct engagement with the communities provides the company with an As a process of engaging with key stakeholders, opportunity to learn about their concerns, aspirations and ArcelorMittal in Jharkhand and Orissa holds regular expectations. This helps us to develop a needs-based meetings with the community and other key stakeholders development strategy accordingly. Number of meetings with Stakeholder groups in 2009 Jharkhand Orissa Panchayati Raj Institution (local self governance) N/A* 16 Government officials 12 12 Opinion makers 35 26 Self help groups 20 14 NGOs 40 26 * Panchayati Raj doesn't exist in Jharkhand 13 Engaging with communities at large through the radio Project Radio is a unique mass communication initiative that has been running since October 2008 on a local FM radio station in Jharkhand. This project was primarily developed to reach the project affected villages directly and to engage with the villagers proactively. Under the project, teasers, spots and a one hour weekly programme ‘Saath Chalenge Sab’ (will walk together) is used to educate people about industrialisation and what it could mean for their children and their future. In December 2009, the programme completed 56 episodes. To date, ‘Saath Chalenge Sab’ has aired people’s views on a number of topics including the importance of industrialization for overall progress and in mitigating migration. Through the programme, people have also been encouraged to voice their support for Panchayati Raj Institutions (local self governance) in Jharkhand. 14 Reaching out to the community through a local Pukar’ (Call of Jharkhand) since 2008. It has left positive impacts newsletter especially in the minds of opinion makers and has helped clear some of the myths against industrialization. By January 2009, 24 The dissemination of information on the positive impacts of issues were published which were mainly focussed to highlight industrialization and how any possible negative impacts would benefits of various industrial projects, importance of technical be mitigated is being regularly done by posting articles, education and status of primary education in Jharkhand. discussion arguments etc. in a local fortnightly, ‘Jharkhand Ki 15 Studies and surveys as engagement tools A detailed socio-economic study of the project affected villages in Gram Sabha (Public Hearing) - a mandatory engagement process Jharkhand was commissioned by ArcelorMittal in 2008, in order to Gram Sabhas in 8 out of 15 project villages in Keonjhar, Orissa have do the assessment of impacts of the proposed project. It was been successfully accomplished. This is a considerable achievement conducted by an external independent agency called SHAPE. After for ArcelorMittal as the forum is a major platform for direct and interacting with the community of the project area, SHAPE formal engagement with the communities on seeking the social presented an analysis of the possible effects, and also suggested license for the project. The success of holding Gram Sabhas in Orissa measures to reduce those impacts. has set the ground for land acquisition. Another study was instituted to do the mapping of NGOs, a critical stakeholder group, which are active in and around our Project area of Jharkhand and Orissa. The mapping is helping us to identify and engage with NGOs for the implementation of development initiatives in our project areas. In order to keep on improving the health services in local communities through the ArcelorMittal’s Mobile Health Units (MHUs), an external agency was hired to undertake an independent assessment of the MHU services in Orissa. The report has suggested some areas of improvements which were addressed accordingly. Gram Sabha in progress 16 What is Gram Sabha? (A) approve the plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development before they are taken up for Gram Sabha is a very important and critical process for the land acquisition anywhere in India which has been declared under implementation by the village Panchayat. (B) identify beneficiaries of poverty alleviation programmes. scheduled ‘V’ under Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act 1996. Gram Sabha (Village Assembly or Public (C) give certification of utilization of funds by the panchayats for hearing) is an administrative but democratic process in which the above programmes. These powers make the gram sabha a people from the villages or the Panchayat assemble and hold powerful body in implementation of projects for social and meetings to: economic development of tribal communities. Villagers signing their consent for the project 17 Community engagement 18 Security guard training for girls Computer training for girls Security guard trainees in action Capability building and livelihood ITI training for the youth the ITI training at Don Bosco, Ranchi and Rourkela in Jharkhand and Orissa respectively and at Technical Institute, Losing livelihood on account of land acquisition for the construction of a steel plant has been the major concern of Fudi in Jharkhand. • 18 youths from the project affected villages of Keonjhar in the project-affected people. ArcelorMittal is fully aware of Orissa were selected for apprentice training for DHAMM this fact and is very much sensitive to their concerns. project. Therefore, the company has been consistently working towards finding solutions that can provide better options of livelihood to the people than ever before. • 12 students have successfully completed the one year course of technical training who were sponsored in 2009 at Don Bosco, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Four of them, who performed very After several rounds of consultations with the relevant well, have been promoted to complete a two-year formal stakeholders, a three-pronged strategy was developed: course of technical training. • Skills enhancement through technical training to build the Computer education for girls in Jharkhand capability of literate and semi-literate youths in order to enhance their employability. Young women in the project area in Jharkhand expressed their dream to acquire computer skills and work as computer • Entrepreneur Development programs by identifying needs professionals as their male counterparts in towns and cities do. and arranging training for men and women of the affected Their dreams came true when ArcelorMittal arranged families, forming self help groups (SHGs) and providing computer training for girls at the George Telegraph, a technical financial support for economical activities with market institute. Fourteen young girls from the project villages are linkage. currently undergoing computer training and several others are waiting for the next session. • Farm and non-farm based income generation programs by making knowledge, infrastructure and financial support Security guard training in Jharkhand available. The first batch of nine men and 25 women, mostly from tribal Industrial technical training backgrounds, was identified from the affected villages in Jharkhand and they successfully completed security guard • 156 youths (78 from each location) have been enrolled for training. These graduates have guaranteed jobs after their 19 “My younger sister died of kidney failure some time back. Had there been healthcare facilities in my village and her disease detected early, she would still be alive. I am grateful to ArcelorMittal for providing us with ANM training, because through this, we will be able to detect diseases early and save many lives.” Dayamani Topno (aged 20) Auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) training for girls in Jharkhand Women self help groups In order to promote entrepreneurism among the women of Taking forward the mission to build capabilities of youths, project affected families, programs to train and build capacity of especially young women, ANM training was arranged at at least one woman from each family through self help groups Mahadevi Birla Institute in Ranchi. The first batch of 19 girls is have been initiated. A series of meetings with women’s groups undergoing 18 months of training, and will be absorbed into were conducted in villages in Jharkhand and Orissa in order to local hospitals and Nursing homes after the course completion. form the self help groups (SHGs). Also, to make it a success, a possible partnership with PRADAN, an NGO, is under discussion. Improving the agricultural practices: Maize cultivation in Orissa Under the commitment to improve people's livelihood, ArcelorMittal has been innovatively looking into developing sustainable agricultural practices. Farming in Orissa is generally rain-fed and is dependent on the monsoon. Furthermore, the land holding size in the project villages is also very low at less than one hectare per family, which is often inadequate to support the family income. In partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Government of Orissa, maize cultivation was promoted. Under the project, hybrid seeds, fertilizers and agricultural training were made available to farmers. Sixty farmers from project affected villages in Orissa were supported. “We had grown maize earlier, but we did not know the difference between traditional and scientific practice of cultivation. Through ArcelorMittal’s support, we learnt what quantity of seed should be used per acre, the right dose and time to add fertilizers and pesticides. Because of the learning, our returns from the crop have been much better.” Kanhu Naik 20 Health and hygiene The timely interventions of MHU services have helped bring down the morbidity rates, and in some case the mortality rates Our community program focuses primarily on health issues. Mobile Health Units (MHUs) in Jharkhand and Orissa, with more penetrative interventions of curative care, continue to deliver medical services to the people on their doorstep. These often supplement the health care services delivered by the Government. In 2009, around 192 and 319 camps were held in Jharkhand and Orissa respectively, and about 31,494 patients benefitted too. More importantly, the services have an impact on the economy since some income of people was saved which would have been otherwise, spent on seeking the services from elsewhere such as witch doctors and quacks. It is estimated that one such health treatment in a tribal village costs about Rs. 200. This apart, the loss of work for at least 10 man-days would have pushed many of these families further into poverty. from these camps during the period. 21 Health awareness The analysis of a study done for mobile health units (MHU) services reveals that people suffer largely from preventable diseases. Therefore, awareness camps on health problems such as malaria, diarrhoea and pre & postnatal care are organized regularly by our medical teams in order to curb the mortality and morbidity trends. Some of the significant interventions are mentioned below a. Safe drinking water: 32 talks were conducted on the chlorination of drinking water in Orissa . b. Maternal child health care: counselling to pregnant and lactating mothers was organised through 84 camps in Jharkhand and Orissa. c. Counselling on malaria control: 64 community based informed discussions were organized in Jharkhand and Orissa. Malaria control in Orissa which people were informed and educated on means and measures to be undertaken to prevent malaria. For instance, by removing collected water in broken utensils, objects etc; treating the stagnant water bodies; use of mosquito nets and general cleanliness and hygiene. In 2009, 100% of families in Raikala and Bhrungrajposhi villages were covered fully through ArcelorMittal's donation of four medicated mosquito nets to each family. Street plays on health in Jharkhand Health Profile of Orissa and Jharkhand 1.Over 60% women and more than 70% children (between 6-35 months) suffer some degree of anaemia. 2.Nutritional deficiencies cause anaemia among women and children 3.Maternal mortality rate (SRS 2004-2006) is also high at 312 & 303 per 1,00,000 live births in Jharkhand and Orissa respectively. 4.Only 36% of pregnant women received three antenatal care in the last 3 year period, while only 19% of pregnant women delivered their babies in some kind of health institution in Jharkhand. 5.Female life expectancy at birth is 60 years in Orissa. 6.Infant mortality rate is high in Orissa at 65/1000 live births; Jharkhand- 69/1000 live births 7.Malaria is the foremost public health problem; in rural areas, skin disease & respiratory problem are common. 8.Services: Public health services and infrastructure are inadequate. Street plays have proven to be an effective communication tool to propagate developmental messages in villages. This tool has been used by our CR team to make people aware on health and improved hygienic practices in 12 project affected villages in Jharkhand. This activity was supported with wall writing and distribution of pamphlets and posters carrying educational messages in all affected villages. Keonjhar in Orissa is an endemic zone for malaria, with School Health Check up the highest mortality rate in Camps in Orissa India. The MHUs in association with the District Malaria Twenty four camps for health Department run regular check ups for tribal students awareness campaigns on studying in residential schools Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) India 2005-06 malaria prevention. It is worth in Chilida and Nuakhaman noting that the early curative village in Keonjhar were held. interventions such as taking samples of blood and giving They have helped to significantly reduce the common medicines to positive cases have considerably helped disease of skin infection among students. 396 tribal students reduce impact of this disease in project villages. have benefitted from the program. Twenty four such camps were held during the year in 22 Emergency health care in Orissa The outbreak of gastro-enteritis is very common in remote villages which can cause death if not treated timely. Ten serious cases of gastro-enteritis from Barudiposhi village of Keonjhar were immediately referred by our CR team to the District Hospital. This timely response and treatment is likely to have saved the patients' lives. Dureshwar Mohanta, aged 14 years, is from the village Bhrungrajposhi and suffered from a sudden serious respiratory problem. Senior doctors at the district hospital in Keonjhar advised to immediately shift him as an emergency to the Medical College at Cuttack which was 200 kilometers away. The CR team, without delay, transported Dureshwar to Cuttack Medical College and Hospital. Timely intervention and treatment saved his life, as any delay could have proved fatal. No. of health camps held Patients covered Total Male Female Male Child Female Child Tribal (from total) (from total) (from total) Dalit/Under Privileged (from total) Jharkhand 192 8231 3920 4311 1105 1206 3188 5043 Orissa 319 23263 11,174 12,089 2667 2766 8368 14895 23 Education ArcelorMittal India is committed to promote the concept of In order to reinforce the education program further, a scheme 'Functional Education'. Functional Education aims at of awarding scholarships to disadvantaged students has been enhancing the level of literacy among children and others developed so that they are not deprived from pursuing higher along with increasing the ability of all to be employed or education due to poverty. The scheme has been implemented become successful entrepreneurs. in partnership with the community and schools, and has In order to achieve this objective, ArcelorMittal India has benefited 25 students from the project villages. adopted a 3-tier strategy: Strategy 1: Strengthen, promote and facilitate formal education. Strategy 2: Improve technical and vocational skills/capability in young men and women through technical and vocational education. Strategy 3: Run, partner or sponsor special education programs on soft skills and sensitization of children on social and environmental issues. Coaching centres The dropout rate in schools of rural Jharkhand and Orissa is very high. Although there are several reasons for it, one of the major factors found was the inability of students to cope with the advanced syllabus of subjects like maths, english and science. With an objective to improve the level of education, special tutorial classes were setup for students of Std VIII, IX and X to assist them to do better in subjects they find difficult. 192 students from 10 villages in Jharkhand and 139 from five villages in Orissa are currently benefitting from the tutorial classes. 24 Merit Scholarship in Jharkhand Transition management Women at the project site in Jharkhand desired to undergo a These women were trained on several dimensions of training which prepares them to manage the change that is relocation. The objective of this training is to minimize the likely to take place after their families are relocated in a uncertainty that one may feel at the time of moving. The completely new environment. training will help a family take proactive actions and 54 women from eight affected villages and 38 from six precautionary measures which will ensure that possible villages participated in phase 2 & 3 of the trainings which impacts on the family will be minimal and prepared for. were held in January and February respectively. Women who underwent training have prepared an indicative list of community facilities they would prefer to have in the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) colony. Bridge school for the vulnerable girls cooking, card marking and stitching are also provided. Teachers are also encouraged to develop their own Teaching ArcelorMittal India in partnership with the NGO, Bhartiya Kisan Sangh, is running a residential ‘Bridge School’ campus (a Learning Material from locally available resources such as pictures for story-telling and pebbles for counting. non formal education centre) at Village Marcha of Torpa Block in Khunti district of Jharkhand. In 2009, 85 girls in the age group of 9-14 years from the socio-economically disadvantaged families who are at a high risk of being trafficked enrolled for the programme. The Bridge School programme is an innovative model wherein the Skill Targeted Academic Growth (STAG) method is used to educate the girls. Intensive Course curriculum based on Minimum Level of Learning as approved by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) is used along with life skills and personal development inputs to inculcate leadership and self confidence among the girls. Vocational training, gardening, 25 Environment & climate change 26 The Kaun Banega Bharat ka Paryavarn Ambassador (Who will Dr A PJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India emerged as the become environment ambassador of India) campaign initiated by popular choice of children of India who was elected through the Pick Centre for Environment Education (CEE) for the Ministry of Right/ Environment & Forests was implemented in partnership with “Kaun Banega Bharat Ka Paryavaran Ambassador” (KBPA) campaign ArcelorMittal. The programme in India originated from United conducted in 2,00,000 schools of India. Dr Kalam was felicitated by Nations Environment Programme worldwide campaign in 2008 Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (independent charge) for the which was known as “CO2: Kick the Habit towards a low carbon Environment and Forests as “Bharat Ka Paryavaran Ambassador” on 9 economy”. In India, the campaign was named as “CO2: Pick Right December, 2009 in New Delhi. towards growth and sustainability” and was launched by the Hon’ble President of India Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil on 5th The CO2: Pick Right campaign in its first phase adopted a unique June 2008. methodology which involved the dissemination of a campaign kit The pick right campaign has two phases to it: communicating the program to schools. The campaign kit was followed by training of teachers and others responsible for 1. To choose an Environment Ambassador of India in which published in 14 official languages. More than 1.1 million votes were students from 200,000 schools from across the country would received from 70,000 schools. send their vote for a person who they think should become environmental ambassador. 2. Spread the awareness further by sensitizing 20 million children from 200,000 schools and prepare them as Green Leaders in 3 years from 2010 to 2012. ArcelorMittal parnters with CEE Launch of the campaign Ambassador Voting School visits Development of campaign kit Training of master trainers Campaign in 15 languages 27 Glimpses of the Campaign 28 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India (second from left) and Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Environment & Forests (center) Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, 2009 We participated at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), a global annual event on Climate Change and Environment, organised by The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) and held in New Delhi in February, 2009. At the summit, ArcelorMittal was enrolled as a new member to the TERI-Business Council for Sustainable Development. Tree plantation by children In Jharkhand As part of the commitment to protect and conserve the environment, ArcelorMittal in Jharkhand has initiated a plantation campaign involving children in schools. 2200 plants have been planted in 18 schools and in three Primary Health Centres (PHCs) during monsoons in 2009. “I am very thankful to ArcelorMittal for taking the initiative to plant mango trees in our school. While planting the sapling, I learnt that trees are important because they maintain ecological balance. Since then, I even dissuade my brother from chopping trees for wood. “ Prabhu Dayal Munda 29 Human Rights - our initial response 30 Human Rights is an important and cross cutting issue for Integrating human rights at ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal. The company has expressed willingness to advance the agenda on business and human rights by The company is committed to integrate a respect for human becoming a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact rights into its business operations and work with others to and by signing the United Nations Global Compact CEO ensure that the rights of our stakeholders are not abused. In statement in 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of Universal this endeavour, we are being guided by the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. We abide by the laws and policy framework which rests on three pillars: the state duty regulations in the states and countries where we operate to protect human rights, the corporate responsibility to which we see as a central starting point for respecting respect human rights and access to remedies. We also human rights. Our statement on human rights outlines our recognize that we must integrate this into our policies, impact commitment to respect and uphold human rights across our assessments, business processes and reporting– following the operations. We are guided by the Universal Declaration of framework of human rights due diligence now widely Human Rights and the rights set out in the Constitution of accepted by governments, business and civil society. India. We recognize that our commitment and journey to understand our stakeholders from a human rights perspective is at an early stage. Nonetheless, we believe this is a sustainable approach to business and one key to inclusive development. 31 Right to freedom of opinion and expression (Article 12 of International Covenant Every person at the plant sites has freedom to express their concerns, expectations and aspirations of the business in whatsoever lawful manner. Although, we witnessed opposition at the project sites by a section of the community in 2009, we ensured that they be fully heard and they may express their concerns on Civil and Political Rights, without any hindrance. ICCPR) Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights The general health condition in and around the proposed plant sites is poor which is mainly due to poor access to health services. The project areas lack the facilities and infrastructure to provide even basic health care services to people. Only improved health conditions and equal access to health services will ensure people’s right to health and it remains ArcelorMittal’s key objectives to make the above available to them. During 2009, under CR commitments, ArcelorMittal Right to Health (Article 12 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ICESCR) proactively undertook several initiatives in association with government to make health services available to ‘all’ in its project area as has been detailed out in the report. Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Covenant_on_Economic,_Social_and_Cultural_Rights The denial of access to education due to stark poverty is taken into account while planning and Right to education (Article 13 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ICESCR) implementing the CR initiatives at ArcelorMittal. The company’s CR strategy is to work with the government in order to achieve one of it’s development goals - “education for all” in our spheres of influence. During the period under review, the education drive under CR undertook several initiatives that ensured the improvement in the quality of education in the project area. Girls’ education remained one of the priorities as women’s literacy is found to be extremely poor in the area. The Bridge School for girls of high risk (of trafficking), coaching classes for poor students and merit scholarships are some of the initiatives that were taken up in 2009 which enable the children on their right to education, that they earlier were being deprived of. ArcelorMittal upholds its commitment to provide better standard of living to all those families/individuals who are likely to be impacted due to the implementation of the project. Therefore, improved standard of living for the people will be priority for the company which will be achieved by the execution of Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) policy of the respective state governments. 32 Right to an adequate standard of living (Article 11 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ICESCR) We believe that every person, regardless of caste, creed, gender, religion, class, ability and race has equal right to work. Many people near our proposed plant sites expect that the Right to work (Article 6 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ICESCR) company will create opportunities of employment and will not deprive them of work and livelihood wherever possible. The company under its Human Rights policy provides equal opportunities to all. ArcelorMittal has initiated a program to build the skills and capability of people. As a result, a total of 242 youths including women have been enrolled in various ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) and vocational institutes in 2009. They are undergoing a variety of technical & vocational training which would enhance their capability to become employable. During the year, ArcelorMittal India actively participated in various forums promoting the cause of Human Rights. With an objective to enrich our knowledge-base on human rights, we participated in various events and forums such as: • India Business Initiative on Human Rights • Regional Stakeholder Consultation convened by the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises. • Interdisciplinary National Seminar on Human Rights and Duties and Values in Education, sponsored by University Grants Commission, New Delhi and organized by Jamshedpur Women's College, Jharkhand. • "Land and Human Rights" organized by Institute for Human Rights and Business. • “Business Roundtable on Human Rights and Business" organized by CII ITC Centre of Excellence for Social Development. 33 Volunteering 34 • Take an oath on planting trees and reducing personal carbon Goal 2009: footprint. Over 90% employees signed the oath paper. ArcelorMittal India committed to institutionalize 'volunteering' • A symposium on “Social Responsibility and I” was held in which into the organization's mainstream corporate responsibility employees participated in an open discussion on their agenda. understanding of social responsibility and why they should Strategic Objective: “Promote, support and undertake activities discharge responsibility as socially and environmentally responsible that will help/facilitate an individual (employee) become sensitive volunteers, more than 90% employees participated. and more responsible towards society and the environment; • Initiating “Payroll Giving” program an agreement was reached by thereby making a lifelong commitment to voluntarily contribute signing a commitment paper for payroll giving by making monthly to one or more social and/or environmental cause.” deduction of an amount from their salaries which will go to an NGO What we did this year on International Volunteering Day: 2. External (Outdoor) Activities: at some locations, employees went for a cause. Over 50% of all employees signed up to payroll giving. out to some NGOs and spent time with vulnerable communities 1. Internal (indoor) Activities: Across all locations in India, a half a such as disabled children and abandoned senior citizens. day program was scheduled for the following activities: Orissa Jharkhand Kolkata Ranipet New Delhi Total No. of employees involved 17 11 45 50 17 140 No. of activities 4 5 3 3 3 3-5 No. of people benefitted 17 64 45 50 30 206 No. of working hours 51 60 90 50 102 353 35 Looking forward 36 ArcelorMittal believes that business should play an important challenges is of equal importance. Therefore, the following will role in supporting and benefitting the communities in which be undertaken: they operate. Though the beginning has been modest, the road Appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation systems will be put in ahead is long. To uphold our commitment to people and place. community that is partnering with us for a greater cause, our This will enable the company to assess the effectiveness of its effort will increase with time. present initiatives; and also identify opportunities and develop programmes for future. Whilst the government must carry responsibility, it is also in the interests of business to be part of the solution and contribute External social audit will be conducted. This will help measure towards sustainable development and poverty reduction. the programme impacts and enable effective implementation of our proposed initiatives. In 2010, ArcelorMittal will be up-scaling its commitment by strengthening and further refining its engagements with ArcelorMittal being a member of the United Nations Global stakeholders, especially the communities. The company will Compact (UNGC) reasserts its commitment to respect human strive to increase support to build the resilience of the rights, ensure safe workplace conditions, environmental community to the changing environment. standards and to practice good corporate governance. This commitment in itself is a crucial component and is vital in While we keep pace with the local community’s priorities, we shaping our company's future engagements. believe that strengthening our in- house capacity to meet these 37 ArcelorMittal India Ltd., Plaza M - 6, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi - 110 025, India Phone: +91 11 46759400 Fax: +91 11 46759491 Email: crindia@arcelormittal.com Naveen Printers 9910002576 www.arcelormittal.com