BHP, Rio Tinto: Women take on mining giants in sexual harassment class action cases
CNNBrisbane, Australia CNN — Lawyers for women who claim they’ve been sexually harassed while working for global mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto say they’ve been inundated with emails since filing two class action cases in an Australian court. “BHP and Rio know that when you send women to these sites, it is unsafe for them, and they are still happy to send them out there.” In separate statements, BHP and Rio Tinto said they were aware of the claims and that their companies do not tolerate sexual harassment. In response to the class action case, a Rio Tinto spokesperson said the company doesn’t tolerate any form of sexual harassment or sex-based harassment and it is “absolutely committed to creating safe, respectful, and inclusive workplaces.” BHP also said it was committed to providing a safe and respectful workplace. “For many years, we have been focused on identifying, calling out and dealing with instances of disrespectful behaviour, including sexual harassment, racism and bullying,” the BHP statement said.
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