- Mining industry summit
to drive cultural change in mining workplaces
- Summit forms part of WA Government's response to the
Enough is Enough report
- Event will bring together leaders from a range of stakeholders
A mining industry summit
scheduled for 1 August 2023 will underline the State Government's ongoing
commitment to drive cultural change across the mining
sector and eliminate inappropriate behaviour from Western Australian mining
workplaces.
The
Mining Industry Summit: Driving Respect
will
bring together company boards, mine
management, health and safety representatives, supervisors and safety professionals
to
educate and empower leaders to take meaningful action on safe and respectful
workplaces.
The summit forms part of the State
Government's response to the Enough is Enough (EIE) report published in June
2022.
Keynote speakers include former Sex
Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins AO, international workplace culture
expert Dr Dean Laplonge and Australian organisational behaviour and leadership
development expert Professor Sharon Parker.
Ms Parker will provide exclusive insights
into the initial findings from the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS)
Program landmark study.
Following consultation with industry bodies,
unions, academics and community groups, the summit will provide participants
with case studies from WA mining organisations, expert panel discussions, along
with displays from MARS Program initiatives currently underway.
A number of other State Government responses
to EIE Report recommendations have already been completed or are in progress,
including a range of MARS Program projects.
For more information on the summit, visit https://www.wa.gov.au/government/mining-industry-summit-driving-respect
Comments attributed to Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston:
"The
Mining Industry Summit: Driving
Respect is one of the important steps we are taking to help tackle
workplace harassment and discrimination in the mining sector.
"While
the resources sector has made significant progress on changing workplace
culture, the State Government acknowledges there is more work to be done.
"We
welcome the mining industry's commitment to work alongside the State Government
in driving cultural and legislative change to better educate WA's existing and
future workforce."
