Resettlement

At Cerrejón our priority is to develop responsible and sustainable operations that benefit both local communities and the environment. As part of this commitment, in 2003, we initiated a resettlement process with the Roche community, a last-resort mechanism designed to prevent and mitigate potential impacts from our mining activities.

Since then we have worked with other communities including Patilla, Chancleta, Tamaquito II, and Las Casitas, with the aim of relocating families affected by our operations, in compliance with the performance standards of the International Finance Corporation (2006) and Colombian legislation.

Community resettlement: benefits and compensation

Throughout this process, we have relocated a total of five communities, including 189 families . The main measures adopted to ensure their well-being include:

1. Economic compensation: along with improvements tailored to the specific needs of each family.
2. Compensation for differentiated impacts: indemnification based on the individual effects experienced by each household.
3. New housing and basic services: resettled families have received new homes equipped with access to essential public and community services.
4. Economic development: seed capital and technical assistance have been provided to promote income-generating projects.
5. Agricultural support: provision of one hectare of land with an irrigation system to support productive activities and subsistence farming.
6. Educational strengthening: support programs for children and young people of school age, promoting their comprehensive education and skill development.
7. Access to technical and higher education: educational subsidies for all community members to access technical, technological, and higher education, facilitating their integration into the labor market.
8. Support for elderly people: pension assistance for senior citizens, ensuring their access to a better quality of life.
9. Improvements in community infrastructure: together with the communities, we have implemented water treatment plants to improve access to drinking water, benefiting all resettled