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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Jonathan Barrett Business editor

At least 109 BHP workers sexually harassed colleagues in a single year, mining company says

BHP headquarters in Australia
BHP is the world’s biggest miner with operations in Australia, and North and South America. Its annual report shows numbers of alleged and confirmed cases of sexual and racial harassment within the company. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

More than 100 workers at BHP lost their jobs, or resigned, during the last financial year after sexually harassing colleagues, which included numerous instances of indecent touching, stalking and grooming.

The harassment cases, disclosed in the mining giant’s annual report on Tuesday, come during a period of heightened scrutiny of remote work sites, where female workers across the industry have raised allegations of systemic sexual harassment, violence and retaliation.

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