On further engagement with the members of the delegation, the following information was provided: All Anglo American Chilean operations are fully unionized. There are 13 unions across operations. Collective bargaining is decentralized to plant level. The relations with organized labour are reported to be constructive. The total establishment comprises 9 000 employees with 5 000 full time and 4 000 contract employees. The contract employees are involved in non-core work. The green-field projects employ 15 000 contract workers. The minimum wage was reported to be relatively high compared to other industries due to the high demand for copper. The contrast in low poverty levels among the mining communities in Chile as opposed to high levels in South Africa was explained as probably the result of copper boom and declining gold production.