❓ Hon. Darren West asks about the employment figures for the Ord River project, specifically focusing on local and Indigenous employment. The Minister provides a breakdown of employment numbers, including Indigenous participation and full-time positions.
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ORD RIVER
PROJECT — EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
302. Hon DARREN WEST to the
minister representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to advice provided by the Minister for Regional Development
on 25 June 2013 in the other place that the Ord project has employed 550
workers.
(1) How many of these workers live in East Kimberley?
(2) How many of these workers are
Indigenous?
(3) How many of these workers are
currently in employment on the Ord project?
(4) How many of these workers are engaged in full-time jobs?
PROJECT — EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
302. Hon DARREN WEST to the
minister representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to advice provided by the Minister for Regional Development
on 25 June 2013 in the other place that the Ord project has employed 550
workers.
(1) How many of these workers live in East Kimberley?
(2) How many of these workers are
Indigenous?
(3) How many of these workers are
currently in employment on the Ord project?
(4) How many of these workers are engaged in full-time jobs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question, which I answer on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Food
representing the Minister for Regional Development.
(1) Across the
past four years approximately 50 per cent of people employed on the
construction site have been local people. In May and June this year the Ord
project was employing 160 people on the construction site. Approximately 50 per
cent of those people live locally in the East Kimberley.
(2) The
project has averaged 21 per cent Indigenous employment over the past four
years. In May and June this year 52 of the 160 people working on the
construction site were Indigenous.
(3) There are
52 Indigenous workers on the Ord construction site, and a further 12 working
with MG Corporation, who work full time in providing support to the Ord
Project.
(4) The above
workers are all full time. Additionally, a total of 18 Indigenous workers from
the Ord project won selection for jobs on other major projects during January
this year while the wet season curtailed work in Kununurra. Nine participated
on the Gorgon project in the Pilbara, while another nine worked at the Argyle
Diamond Mine.
question, which I answer on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Food
representing the Minister for Regional Development.
(1) Across the
past four years approximately 50 per cent of people employed on the
construction site have been local people. In May and June this year the Ord
project was employing 160 people on the construction site. Approximately 50 per
cent of those people live locally in the East Kimberley.
(2) The
project has averaged 21 per cent Indigenous employment over the past four
years. In May and June this year 52 of the 160 people working on the
construction site were Indigenous.
(3) There are
52 Indigenous workers on the Ord construction site, and a further 12 working
with MG Corporation, who work full time in providing support to the Ord
Project.
(4) The above
workers are all full time. Additionally, a total of 18 Indigenous workers from
the Ord project won selection for jobs on other major projects during January
this year while the wet season curtailed work in Kununurra. Nine participated
on the Gorgon project in the Pilbara, while another nine worked at the Argyle
Diamond Mine.
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