Stink rises from Dunnies
From http://workers.labor.net.au/latest/
Foremen at Ingham’s Chickens, Perth, have been recording the details of toilet use by female process workers.
Women, from different cultural backgrounds, say that at least one male supervisor would stand outside the ablutions area and record the names of women who used the facilities, along with the times they entered and left.
Now the company is baulking at AMWU demands for a copy of its toilet break policy.
State secretary, Jock Ferguson, said Ingham's attitude to its female staff represented a "return to the ignorance of the dark ages."
"No worker should be monitored in regard to toilet breaks. In this situation, it amounts to a serious case of gender discrimination," Ferguson said.
"Our members come from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and some of them are very upset. We have had reports of male supervisors making inappropriate remarks that I am not prepared to go into in public.
"What I will say is we will be taking this further and we expect an outcome that respects the dignity of everyone on the job."
Ferguson said Inghams had refused to divulge its policy on toilet breaks, arguing it was an internal company matter.
The AMWU has more than 200 members at the chicken processing facility.
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