For city folk, a trip to the Pilbara and seeing some of the accommodation can be a little shocking. “I had no idea they lived like that!” “What is there to do?” “I couldn’t live in that.” These are typical of the comments we hear from visitors. Many fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) workers tell us they couldn’t possibly live there either, so Read the full article…
Wind up FIFO camps in Pilbara, Nationals tell miners
Feb 2, 2016 Articles | Government & Policy
The Australian, Andrew Burrell Miners have been told to end the boomtime FIFO practice. Picture: Stuart McEvoy The nation’s major resources companies could radically cut their costs by ending the boomtime practice of paying for flights, meals and camp accommodation for thousands of employees, according to Pilbara MP and former West Australian Nationals leader Brendon Read the full article…