Health and Community Services Union
Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (09:49): The Health and Community Services Union – HACSU – Breaking the Silence project is a pioneering initiative designed to confront challenges of gender-based violence and sexual harassment within the disability and mental health sectors. Training around 1000 disability workers and 600 mental health workers, the program seeks to equip workers with best practice response to gendered violence and sexual harassment, enhancing their ability to create safer workplace environments. The findings from the work will be shared with WorkSafe Victoria and the Victorian community.
As part of recent International Women’s Day celebrations I would like to acknowledge HACSU’s leadership and all of their members, including Deb Gunn, the president; Paul Healey, the state secretary; Rebecca Sprekos, the assistant state secretary; James McWhinney, the lead organiser; and Stephanie Thuesen, the government liaison officer.