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To: LoneClone who wrote (34746)	3/26/2009 10:12:36 PM
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BHP cuts mining jobs in Qld 26/03/2009 3:10:00 PM independentweekly.com.au BHP Billiton has axed 400 coal mining contract workers on top of the 1100 job losses at its Queensland operations announced earlier in the year. The mines affected are Norwich Park at Dysart and Goonyella at Moranbah. A BHP Billiton spokeswoman said it was part of normal business to lay off contractors when there's a decrease in production needs. "We adjust contract levels according to our business needs," she said. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's district vice-president, Steve Pierce, said it was a worrying sign to see laid off hundreds of pre-stripping contractors, workers who strip the top soil in preparation for mining. "We don't know whether this means some of the planned expansions are not going ahead or if they are mining at a lesser extent," Mr Pierce said. "Some of the people laid off have been working at the pit for 10 years and have families to provide for. "Their job prospects are grim - mid-December there were a number of redundancies so any vacancies (in the industry) have been long filled." Mr Pierce said he was sceptical as to whether Premier Anna Bligh's promise to create infrastructure jobs would help the workers find employment. "The company that wins the project would most likely have their own employees," he said. BHP Billiton announced earlier this year that it would cut its 101,000 strong global workforce by about six per cent, with more than half, or about 3400 of the jobs to be lost from Australia and 1100 from coal operations in Queensland.

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