Australian ministers raise concerns over harassment allegations
Australian senators Mitch Fifield and Michaelia Cash have sought assurances from Aria it is doing everything it can to protect its members from sexual misconduct
News By IQ | 2 January 2018
Two Australian ministers have written to industry association Aria regarding “recent allegations of [sexual] misconduct, harassment and assault in the media, entertainment and arts industries”.
According to Aria (Australian Recording Industry Association), Mitch Fifield, the minister for communications, and Michaelia Cash (pictured), minister for jobs and innovation, sought assurances the recorded music body is doing everything in its power to create “safe workplace cultures” for its members, in the wake of recent allegations of sexual harassment in the Australian music industry.
More than 350 leading female figures in Australian music, including top artists Courtney Barnett, the Veronicas, Tina Arena and Missy Higgins, in December signed an open letter calling for “zero tolerance for sexual harassment, violence, objectification and sexist behaviours” in Australia’s music industry.
https://www.iqmagazine.com/2017/12/menomore-aus-artists-pros-rally-sexual-harassment/#.Wku2k1SMhLw
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