Mining workers are among the highest paid workers in Australia. But this strike is about far more than pay.
- Lecturer, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
Workers in the Pilbara generate a significant portion of Australia’s mining wealth, but often face insecure work, mental distress and sexual harassment.
In an Australian first, Western Australia has formally recognised the psychological and social stress of insecure work.
Universities have financial resources — property, bequests and philanthropic funds, and access to lines of credit — they can access rather than forcing staff to sacrifice their jobs.
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