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Have you experienced or witnessed sexual harrassment on a WA minesite?
If you work in the mining industry or on a mine site in WA and You have been targeted by sexual harassment, call our Infoline for information, support and referrals.
We can also provide information on sex-based harassment and sex discrimination.
We can also assist persons who have witnessed, or heard about this type of behaviour.
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We are an independent, not-for-profit community legal centre.
We provide state-wide specialist services in residential tenancies, workplace issues and immigration/refugee matters. If you want to access our legal advice services click here.
Our purpose is to create a system, place, and space to ensure a safety net of best practice legal advice, education, and advocacy in our specialist fields.
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Sexual harassment against WA workers
You may experience workplace sexual harassment when someone you work with makes unwelcome sexual approaches, requests sexual favours, or engages in other unwelcome behaviour targeted at you. Refer to our Q&A page or more information.
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Who We Help
Whether you're a bystander, a whistleblower, a victim, or anybody involved - we're here to help.
Looking for some information around sexual harassment and potential social support? Our service is free + completely confidential, and there’s no obligation to act.
If you’re ready to talk, please call us on our free & confidential infoline or click below to visit our website for a wealth of information.
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How We Help
Have you experienced or witnessed sexual harrassment on a WA minesite?
If you work in the mining industry or on a mine site in WA and You have been targeted by sexual harassment, call our Infoline for information, support and referrals.
We can also provide information on sex-based harassment and sex discrimination.
We can also assist persons who have witnessed, or heard about this type of behaviour.
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Frequently asked questions
Who can access Mining Industry Respect Infoline?
To access the Mining Industry Respect Infoline, you must:
- have been affected by sexual harassment, sex-based harassment or sex discrimination in connection with your work, whether as the target of this conduct, a support person, or as a bystander or whistleblower; and
- be seeking assistance in in relation to work performed in the WA mining industry or on a WA mine site.
Who will I speak to on the Infoline?
Our Infoline is staffed by Workplace Advocates who have specialised training in workplace laws, including employment law, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination law, and work health and safety law.
Our Workplace Advocates take a person-centred approach that is trauma informed and practical. Our goal is to minimize the discomfort you may feel disclosing difficult issues, while providing useful information that puts you in a solid position to understand your options and make decisions.
Due to the gendered nature of this issue, you will have the opportunity to tell us if you’d prefer to speak to a team member of a particular gender at the beginning of your call, or in your call back form.
What happens when I call (or receive a call back)?
When you speak to a Workplace Advocate, the first step is for them to ask you for some personal information and some details about your issue. This information is required for us to complete our service obligations and to provide you with useful information.
If there are some details that you would prefer not to speak about then you can let the Workplace Advocate know. If we can’t proceed with the service, we will tell you and we may be able to suggest some other sources of information. However, where possible we will try to proceed to see if we can give you some useful information based on what you are prepared to tell us.
After you have given us your details, the Workplace Advocate will provide you with information to help you decide on next steps (see further below).
What happens with the information that I give to you?
We treat your personal information as confidential. We won’t contact your workplace or speak to anyone about your call with us without your knowledge and consent unless we’re required to do so by law.
We may use your information to prepare deidentified and anonymised statistics on the prevalence and nature of workplace sexual harassment and related issues. We use these statistics to report to our funders and contribute to law or policy reform.
For further information about how we may use your information, please see our privacy statement.
What if I am finding it difficult to talk about what I experienced?
If you are finding it difficult to discuss what you have experienced, you might want to ask someone you trust to call on your behalf, or to have them participate in the call as a support person. If you would prefer to talk to a female Advocate you can indicate this in your form, or tell us at the start of the call.
You aren’t required to give us all the details of what happened to you, if you don’t want to. We can still give you information based on what you are comfortable telling us.
As part of the service, we may suggest you engage with our support worker who can help connect you with other support services, such as mental health or counselling services. This social support may help you to address and process difficult emotions or mental health issues which arise following a discussion of your experience.
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