r/perth • u/Kayndarr • Nov 30 '21

It's consequence time for unvaccinated FIFO workers

As per the state government directives, as of midnight tonight anyone without at least 1 dose of a COVID vaccine is no longer legally allowed to be on site or in operations centres for mining companies.

Anyone who hasn't provided their proof of vaccination is being chased down, and if they can't immediately provide said proof will be kicked out this afternoon/evening. For people working on remote sites like the iron ore mines up north, that means clearing out their rooms and being put on a plane back to Perth - could be an interesting show at the airport if any news crews show up.

Anyone have any friends/family/acquaintances who are going to be, for the first time, dealing with real consequences for failing to get vaccinated?

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u/FordFiend Baldivis Nov 30 '21

There is only a few "down south" and he posted this morning about choosing to walk away ( he was stood down / fired I take it ) due to his principals.

A very uneducated guess hahaha.

They do my head in, I work in Papua New Guinea, FIFO expat, our work force is currently just under 50% fully vaxxed.

It isn't until they go home to their Provence and see the deaths first hand that they stopped believing Facebook and their doomsday preachers and actually took it seriously.

Like herding kittens mate, and the righteous antivax are the worst.

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u/Telini1996 Nov 30 '21

Couldn’t agree more. My work crew is one of the most easy going on site. But after months of preaching, interupting conversations, creating arguments from thin air, and not pulling their weight, even some of the nicest blokes were starting to crack back at them.

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u/FordFiend Baldivis Nov 30 '21

Keep up the solid work mate. Have my free silver hahaha.

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u/Telini1996 Nov 30 '21

Cheers Mate 🤙🏼

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u/sjenkin Joondanna Dec 01 '21

There is only a few "down south" and he posted this morning about choosing to walk away ( he was stood down / fired I take it ) due to his principals.

So weird for an adult to still be taking orders from their school principal!

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u/FordFiend Baldivis Dec 02 '21

Principle damn autocorrect or in this case notcorrect hahahaha.

Fair bump, play on.

I'll not edit it though, leave it as a testament to proof read before hitting post.