Limit imposed on fly-in workforce for #QLD #coal project #FIFO #mining

Here’s another interesting article on the contentious issue of fly-in fly-out workers, with the #Queensland Government demanding #coal miner and exporter #BHP Billiton BMA have an 80% resident workforce in the Bowen Basin.

The Coordinator General Keith Davies set this target as a condition of the government’s approval for BMA’s $4 billion Caval Ridge Mine Project, after Moranbah community protests over the BMA’s application to increase its fly-in fly-out workforce from 70 % to 100 % for Caval Ridge.

Read the full ABC rural news story here

And in case you missed them, below a couple of recent blog posts about the movement of workers for resource sector jobs and fly-in fly-out labour.

• Western Australia draws workers as non-miners head south
• Fly In Fly Out, Drive In Drive Out how are we coping with one of the fastest growing work forces?

If you are interested in workforce development, training, up skilling, mobility, attraction and retention strategies for the resources sector have a look at the conference programme for the upcoming Resource Humans Australia 2011 conference.