00:02300 jobs to go, BHP swinging the axe at its Newman, Jimble Bar, South Flank and Mining
00:09Area C operations in the Pilbara.
00:12The mining giant making some changes to ensure its iron ore business can continue to make
00:17a significant contribution and continue to be a major employer in the state.
00:23BHP said it would try to redeploy people into other roles elsewhere where possible.
00:28The WA commodity market goes through ups and downs, different commodities at different
00:34times, experience, challenges.
00:37You'll find that there will always be some commodities where jobs are growing and others
00:42where conditions are more challenged.
00:45Unions have slammed the decision saying BHP has lost its way and forgotten its values,
00:50suggesting the miner could instead cut costs within executive bonuses and corporate lobbying.
00:55We're very disappointed to hear of the job losses at BHP across their Pilbara operations
01:01and first and foremost our thoughts and concerns go to the workers and their families.
01:08We strongly urge BHP to redeploy these workers.
01:12The cuts come as the miner is embattled with unions in an ongoing dispute for workers over
01:17pay and conditions at its Port Headland operations.
01:25Our students are what they need to do.
01:26We are expecting that in our students to recover.
01:26Let's move on to the second step we've got to do this.
01:26We are trying to pay attention to theeller.
01:26We are there for free resources and we have to judge the people in the past.
