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A shocking revelation has come from Australia’s Mining Sector. Many women working here have narrated their ordeal about how they are abused on the site (Sexual Harassment Cases).
Sexual harassment from Australia’s mining sector (Sexual Harassment Cases) And attacks are common. The investigation went on for a year in this matter, in which it was found that women workers are misbehaved at the site. He is chased and stared at. The report also states that there is a high incidence of misbehavior with fly-in, fly-out employees. Because of this they are called remote mining sites. (Australia Mining Sector) But staying there has to work for weeks. Regarding this matter, a woman told in the parliamentary inquiry that she had fainted while returning to her home from a mining site. He said, ‘When I came to my senses, I saw my jeans and undergarments were around my ankles. I felt sick, embarrassed, humiliated.
women narrated their ordeal
At the same time, another woman told that she was being chased continuously by a co-worker. After a few days, fed up with this, she was completely broken mentally and physically. Apart from this, many other women narrated their ordeal. Some women said that their video was made while taking a bath. Picture taken. Wrong message sent. Apart from this, some women said that they were asked to have sex to advance in their career.
Evidence of sexual harassment found with 21 women workers
Speaker Libby Mettum, who investigated the report, said: “It is important that Parliament, the government and the public are made aware of the magnitude of the horrific violence and abuse women are subjected to in the course of their work.” Let us tell you that the report has been released in February. It has been told in this report that evidence of sexual harassment has been found with 21 women workers. On the other hand, Australia’s Mineral Council’s powerful industry lobby group, responding to the report, said that the mining sector has made substantial progress in the last two years but there is a long way to go.
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