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Table 2 (continued)
SLO variables
Survey topics
(22) Access to education has improved
(23) Mining improved the quality of the urban
infrastructure (e.g.: paving of streets and
roads)
(24) Sanitation has improved
Economic benefits
(25) Income opportunities and job creation
improved in town
(26) Companies give training and employment
opportunities to local people
(27) Mining generates local, regional and
national economic benefits
Economic impacts
(28) Mining increased our cost of living
(29) Mining increased housing speculation in
town
(30) Mining harms other industries
Environmental impacts
(31) Mining has negative impacts on water
resources
(32) Mining has negative impacts on forest
resources and soil quality
(33) Mining has negative impacts on air
quality (dust; pollution)
(34) Mining contributes to climate change
Tolerance and support to mining companies
(35) We tolerate the operations of the mining
companies in the region
(36) We enthusiastically support the mining
companies
commerce and services praised mining industry for generating jobs and income
opportunities.
Nevertheless, journalists, students, teachers, politicians and public service
workers were more critical of the mining companies’ activities. The interviewees,
especially in Canaã dos Carajás, resented the apparent segregation of the companies’
workers. The school sponsored by the mining companies is exclusive to students
whose parents work in mining, according to some respondents. An entire district
was created to host exclusively mining workers’ and their families, with good
infrastructure, commerce and services.
Most respondents also declared the companies should engage in open and frequent
dialogues with the actual community, not just few institutions or social leaders that
did not represent the interests of all members. Some interviewees considered that
occasional meetings with the community were rather monologues than dialogues, as
the community was not heard at all.
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Table 2 (continued)
SLO variables
Survey topics
(22) Access to education has improved
(23) Mining improved the quality of the urban
infrastructure (e.g.: paving of streets and
roads)
(24) Sanitation has improved
Economic benefits
(25) Income opportunities and job creation
improved in town
(26) Companies give training and employment
opportunities to local people
(27) Mining generates local, regional and
national economic benefits
Economic impacts
(28) Mining increased our cost of living
(29) Mining increased housing speculation in
town
(30) Mining harms other industries
Environmental impacts
(31) Mining has negative impacts on water
resources
(32) Mining has negative impacts on forest
resources and soil quality
(33) Mining has negative impacts on air
quality (dust; pollution)
(34) Mining contributes to climate change
Tolerance and support to mining companies
(35) We tolerate the operations of the mining
companies in the region
(36) We enthusiastically support the mining
companies
commerce and services praised mining industry for generating jobs and income
opportunities.
Nevertheless, journalists, students, teachers, politicians and public service
workers were more critical of the mining companies’ activities. The interviewees,
especially in Canaã dos Carajás, resented the apparent segregation of the companies’
workers. The school sponsored by the mining companies is exclusive to students
whose parents work in mining, according to some respondents. An entire district
was created to host exclusively mining workers’ and their families, with good
infrastructure, commerce and services.
Most respondents also declared the companies should engage in open and frequent
dialogues with the actual community, not just few institutions or social leaders that
did not represent the interests of all members. Some interviewees considered that
occasional meetings with the community were rather monologues than dialogues, as
the community was not heard at all.