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Community Recognition Notice - Hunter Workers

31 March 2022

Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland)—Congratulations to Hunter Workers Women's committee who hosted a fundraiser film screening for Got Your Back Sista recently at Maitland Hoyts Cinema. Women of Steel's director Robynne Murphy led a discussion after the screening of the documentary which tells the remarkable and inspiring story of an Australian landmark victory against BHP in Wollongong. A diverse but united group of migrants, unionists and feminists won a 14 year fight for women to work at the Wollongong Steelworks in the 1980s/90s. The documentary follows the courageous battle of the women to gain the right to work, to equal pay and freedom from harassment and discrimination and shows the integral part migrant women played in the emancipation of all women in the Australian steel industry. Women of Steel is an inspiring call to action and a beacon of hope for a new generation of women who are on the frontline of inequality, discrimination and sexism at work. Thank you to Leigh Shears, Hunter Workers and the Women's Committee for hosting an inspiring event in Maitland, which raised much needed funds for our sisters experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence. An excellent International Women's Day event!

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Electorate Office address: 2/12 Elgin Street, Maitland NSW 2320 | Mail: PO Box 920, Maitland NSW 2320

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of the Maitland Electorate, the Wonnarua people, and pay my respects to Elders past and present.

Authorised by The Hon. Jenny Aitchison MP, Member for Maitland, Minister for Roads and Minister for Regional Transport. 2/12 Elgin Street, Maitland NSW 2320