Australia: Perfection Fresh to face largest sexual harassment claim from Ni-Vanuatu & Australian women suing for nearly AUS$4m
Resumo
Data informada: 31 Jan 2024
Localização: Austrália
Empresas
Perfection Fresh - EmployerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 12
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( 11 - Vanuatu , Agricultura e Pecuária , Women , Unknown migration status ) , Trabalhadores: ( 1 - Austrália , Agricultura e Pecuária , Women )Temas
Assédio SexualResposta
Response sought: Não
Medidas tomadas: The workers are being supported by the United Workers Union. The company reportedly has said it is not responsible for what has happened because it took action and the employees involved were suspended. The union has said Perfection Fresh has a responsibility to provide a safe working environment.
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
"Vanuatu seasonal workers launch sexual harassment case in Australia,"
A group of Ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers have launched what's been described as Australia's largest sexual harassment claim against their former employer.
Citing court documents, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reports the 12 women, mostly from Vanuatu, are suing Perfection Fresh for nearly $4 million, alleging they were sexually harrassed while working at a tomato glasshouse in South Australia.