According to a report by Reuters, the united BHP Ports unions have submitted a counter-proposal from the Australian mining company BHP for a new wage agreement for workers at the company's Port Hedland facilities in Western Australia ahead of the next meeting of the parties scheduled for September 8.
The counterproposal came after the workers rejected BHP's latest proposal, which unions said would have led to the persistence of significant inequality among workers.
BHP says it has achieved прогресс
BHP said that negotiations were continuing, and a company representative said that the parties were moving towards an agreement on key issues raised by the labor collectives. Meanwhile, the unions said that workers are seeking compulsory protection measures related to wages and working conditions.
According to trade unions, workers who work in extreme heat conditions are completed by workers who work for long periods away from their families, and should not receive lower wages than workers who work in cities.
A meeting of the parties and the Australian Fair Work Commission is also scheduled for September. 15.
The negotiations cover about 450 работников
BHP has been negotiating with unions for several months on a new wage agreement covering approximately 450 operators and maintenance workers in Port Hedland. In total, BHP employs more than 800 people at the port..
The latest developments come after previous rounds of negotiations between BHP and the unions, which failed to reach an agreement, leading to a protracted wage dispute at the company's key Western Australian iron ore exports.
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