Papua New Guinea Approves Porgera Mine's 2026-2029 Employment Plan
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Updated · POST-COURIER · May 20
Papua New Guinea Approves Porgera Mine's 2026-2029 Employment Plan
1 articles · Updated · POST-COURIER · May 20
The Labour Department cleared New Porgera Limited’s 2026-2029 training and employment plan, allowing the mine to begin its next three-year workforce program.
The approval covers training local workers, building technical skills and moving Papua New Guineans into key operational roles at the Porgera mine.
That signoff gives the company formal backing to roll out employment and skills-development programs tied to the mine’s upcoming operating period.
Can NPL’s new plan finally deliver on promises and heal a community scarred by decades of mining conflict?
After a $391M maintenance bill, is this local hiring push a real investment or just the price of restarting operations?