Workers reported eight allegations of rape or attempted rape in past 12 months, according to progress review report, despite efforts to improve global workplace culture
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Reports of rape and attempted rape have increased inside Rio Tinto, according to a progress review report documenting efforts to make the workplace safer and change the culture at the mining company, which employs 57,000 globally.
The report, authored by the former Australian sex discrimination commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, found improvements but also revealed that in some instances the workplace culture has deteriorated since the first Everyday Respect report in 2022.
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