Sexual Harassment Rife In Mine Camps Western Australian Inquiry Finds
MELBOURNE, Porn Sex Aug 20 (Reuters) - Sexual harassment is rife at mining camps in Western Australia, Bokep with firms across the industry reporting multiple complaints that have led to 48 staff being fired by the world's biggest, Porn Video BHP, Porn Sex since 2019, Bokep submissions to a government inquiry showed.
The inquiry was initiated after high-profile cases of sexual assault by miners in the mineral-rich state emerged this year, Foto Telanjang and Porn Video as the sector Indo Bokep struggles with a dire skills shortage and Video Bokep a low proportion of female staff.
Submissions to the investigation were made public this week, Porn Sex including a survey by The Western Mine Workers' Alliance, Porn Sex a union representing hundreds Video Porno of workers in Pilbara, Video Bokep a region rich in the iron ore that is Australia's most valuable export.
The survey of 425 workers showed two-thirds of female respondents had experienced verbal sexual harassment while working in the FIFO mining industry, Indo Bokep and Video Porno 36% of women and Porn Sex 10% of men some form of harassment in the last 12 months.
"We have heard detailed reports from members about supervisors and managers pressuring female workers into sexual activity in order to access training and job opportunities and there is a widespread perception that such activity takes place," said the union, Porn Sex which is calling for Bokep an independent body to investigate complaints.
"I have seen a man watch Porn Sex on bus and plane. I have found a Porn Sex magazine in a truck. I have had underwear stolen. I have had a male try get into my room... I reported harassment on numerous occasions and nothing was done," the union quoted an unnamed woman who works at Rio Tinto as saying.
A Rio spokesperson pointed Reuters Video Porno to its submissions for Indo Bokep examples of steps it is taking as part of an industry-wide response that includes improving safety and Video Porno reporting procedures and Foto Telanjang mining camp infrastructure and Video Porno tightening policies around alcohol.
In more detailed accounts to the panel, Indo Bokep which will make recommendations to West Australia's parliament in April 2022, Foto Porno BHP said it had fired 48 workers in two years for Indo Bokep incidents related to sexual Video Bokep harassment.
It said it received four rape allegations, Video Bokep one of attempted rape, Video Porno other reports of unwanted sexual touching, Bokep and Video Bokep 73 substantiated reports of sexual harassment from June 2019 to June 2021.
It said it was spending $300 million to increase camp security, Foto Telanjang improving workforce training, Video Porno vetting practices and Video Bokep making reporting of incidents easier.
Rio said that since January 2020 it had received one reported case of sexual assault and Porn Sex 29 of Porn Sex sexual harassment Bokep that were substantiated, Porn Sex and Indo Bokep another report of sexual assault and Foto Telanjang 14 of sexual harassment that could not be.
Fortescue, Porn Sex Woodside Petroleum and Porn Video Chevron Corp, Foto Porno also made submissions.
Fortescue said it had 20 harassment matters reported this year, Foto Porno added to 11 last year, Video Porno across a Porn Sex total workforce of more than 15,000.
(Reporting by Melanie Burton. Editing by Gerry Doyle and Porn Sex John Stonestreet)
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