Section 1: Introduction Industry-wide initiatives Recommendation 47: Key industry and professional groups (unions, employer associations, employers and other industry bodies) collaborate to establish industry and profession-wide initiatives to address sexual harassment, for Australian workplaces of all sizes. Initiatives may include industry-wide prevalence surveys, awareness-raising campaigns on industry-specific issues, or the development of industry-specific policies or accreditation requirements. Respect@Work Recommendation 48: To support all workplaces to address sexual harassment, the Workplace Sexual Harassment Council will lead a new collaboration by unions, employers and employer associations called Respect@Work, which will deliver information, education and resources for workers and employers through an online platform. S E CTION 7: SUP P ORT, AD VI CE AND A D V O CA C Y A holistic approach to support, advice and advocacy Recommendation 49: Australian governments provide increased and recurrent funding to working women’s centres to provide information, advice and assistance to vulnerable workers who experience sexual harassment, taking into account particular needs of workers facing intersectional discrimination. Australian governments should consider establishing or re-establishing working women’s centres in jurisdictions where they do not currently exist. Information and referral Recommendation 50: The Commission be promoted as the central contact point for information on workplace sexual harassment rights and responsibilities, including information about options for action and referral to alternative regulatory schemes, and referral to a range of victim support services. 50

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