Key facts
- BHP reported 109 workers lost their jobs or resigned in the 2025-26 financial year for sexual harassment.
- The company received 113 confirmed reports of sexual harassment during that period.
- Incidents included indecent touching, stalking, grooming, and sexually aggressive comments.
- An additional 104 reports were not investigated.
- 22 employees were terminated or resigned for racial harassment.
Mining giant BHP disclosed in its annual report that 109 workers lost their jobs or resigned during the 2025-26 financial year following 113 confirmed reports of sexual harassment. The incidents included indecent touching, stalking, grooming, and sexually aggressive comments and jokes. This marks the highest number of confirmed reports since 2023. BHP stated that allegations are investigated by an independent ethics team. An additional 104 reports of sexual harassment were not investigated due to insufficient information or the wishes of the impacted person. In the same financial year, 22 employees were terminated or resigned for racial harassment. The disclosures come amid heightened scrutiny of remote work sites across the mining industry, where female workers have raised allegations of systemic sexual harassment, violence, and retaliation. Multiple class actions are currently in court against BHP, Rio Tinto, and Fortescue, alleging widespread sexual harassment, sexual violence, and sex discrimination at work sites, with claims that most women on remote sites have experienced some form of harassment or discrimination.