PERTH (CU)_Earlier this year, allegations of discrimination and harassment, including rape and sexual assault experienced by women operating in Western Australia Pilbara region, has exposed the grim reality faced by women in the mining industry. This triggered an inquiry by the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee into the sexual harassment against women in the fly-in fly-out (FIFO) industry, which commenced on 7 July.
Against this backdrop, Iron ore giant Fortescue Metals Group has decided to crack down on boozy mine site culture that is widespread across the industry, in response to recent allegations. In her address to the parliamentary inquiry, the iron ore company’s chief executive Elizabeth Gaines noted that the miner has decided to impose…
