SICOMINES undertakes to respect the requirements of the law on subcontracting

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Constance

After more than 15 years of activity, SICOMINES is finally committed to transferring all its secondary activities to Congolese subcontractors.

Hence the satisfaction of the Director General of the Regulatory Authority for Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP), Miguel Kashal.

According to the subcontracting policeman, the commitment made by the mining company SICOMINES is the result of the control carried out by the ARSP in execution of the firm instructions of the Head of State, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi. The latter wants companies with predominantly Congolese capital to be involved in the development of the value chain in all sectors of the national economy.

This is a big step for the emergence of Congolese entrepreneurs.

“After fifteen years, today, SICOMINES will now give contracts to the Congolese, it will subcontract Congolese entrepreneurs. It’s a victory for the Congo, it’s a victory for the Congolese because it will benefit several hundred Congolese companies eligible for subcontracting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. », indicated Miguel Kashal Katemb.

And added: “This allows our population, our youth to participate in the value chain of our country’s natural resources. We cannot exempt a value chain.

There was confusion on the part of SICOMINES. We harmonized views and a memorandum of understanding was signed with the ARSP.

From now on, SICOMINES is firmly committed to respecting the law on subcontracting. And it’s not over, we continue to work on the ground, so that there is a strong participation of Congolese in subcontracting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Indeed, the law on subcontracting in the Democratic Republic of Congo stipulates that companies in the sector must be at least 51% owned by Congolese subjects.

Since its creation in 2008, Sino-Congolaise des Mines (SICOMINES) has never complied with the law on subcontracting in force in the DRC. This caused the country to miss out on significant financial resources.

For the Director General of the Subcontracting Regulatory Authority (ARSP), the same commitment must materialize with other companies because the fight continues until significant participation of the Congolese in the field of subcontracting. -contracting is obtained.