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FIFO workers declared essential despite WA’s COVID shutdown, can travel but asked to stay put
The resources sector says it is working to ensure essential operations can continue during Western Australia’s coronavirus lockdown, but is taking a conservative approach and will limit FIFO worker movement where possible.
Key points:
- The WA Government declared the resources sector an essential service
- The resources sector says it has halted FIFO worker movements today but it may change as more information comes to hand
- Thousands of FIFO workers travel to and from the regions affected by the lockdown each week
Thousands of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers travel from the locked-down regions of metropolitan Perth, Peel, and the South West each week into the Pilbara to work in the multi-billion-dollar iron ore industry.
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