An Albanese Labor Government will help keep Australians safe from sexual harassment at work by investing in women\u2019s support services, and establishing a one-stop shop to assist victims.
\nLabor will commit around $24 million to ensure there are properly funded Working Women\u2019s Centres in every Australian state and territory.
\nWorking Women\u2019s Centres provide free, confidential assistance and advice about workplace matters, including sexual harassment, wage theft, and discrimination. Sadly, many Working Women\u2019s Centres have cut back their services, closed, or face closure, because of the Liberals\u2019 federal funding cuts.
\nLabor would work with states and territories and other relevant stakeholders on the establishment of new Working Women\u2019s Centres.
\nLabor will invest $1.27 million to establish a one-stop shop, within the Australian Human Rights Commission, to assist victims of workplace sexual harassment. The one-stop shop would provide information about a victim\u2019s rights, options for making a complaint, and referrals to support services. Employers will be able to access the one-stop shop for help understanding their responsibilities.
\nThe Australian Human Rights Commission would also receive $1.5 million to hear and confidentially document the experiences of victims of historical workplace sexual harassment. This will allow the Commission to better identify how to strengthen the way we prevent and respond to sexual harassment at work, as well as helping victims come to terms with their experiences.
\nThe announcements Labor is making today are part of our commitment to fully implement all 55 recommendations of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner\u2019s Respect@Work Report, to help keep Australians safe from sexual harassment at work.
\nBack in April, Scott Morrison promised he would adopt every recommendation in the Respect@Work Report. Sadly, he\u2019s not.
\nAfter commissioning the work in 2018, the Morrison Government ignored the final Respect@Work for over a year, leaving it to gather dust on the desk of former Attorney General, Christian Porter. It should not have taken this long.
\nThe Sex Discrimination Commissioner herself has described the Federal Government\u2019s weak response to her Report as a \u201cmissed opportunity.\u201d
\nIn the past five years, one in three people experienced sexual harassment at work, including two in five women. This widespread workplace harassment costs the Australian economy $3.5 billion a year. It must stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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