Many women traffic attendants at construction sites say they are often blamed and abused at work. (photo by Daily Mail)
According to the Daily Mail, many women traffic attendants at construction sites say they are often blamed and abused at work.
It is reported that the construction industry has become more prosperous recently, in the past, most of the site traffic management posts are dominated by men, but now there are more young women, which can earn up to A $ one hundred and thirty thousand a year. However, some young women say passers-by are often hostile to them, accusing them of being "lazy" or unworthy of a high salary.
Female traffic managers at the site are thought to be better able to ease tensions with passers-by and be adept at identifying risks on the site.
Lena (Renata), a former architect who arrived in Australia from Brazil four years ago, began working as a traffic attendant at a construction site. Although the salary is high, sometimes up to A $60 an hour, but the work is very hard, working shifts of up to 10 hours. However, Lenat says she is often criticized by the public. "No one is friendly to us," she said.
There were a lot of machines on the site, and if the doors were opened, the wind could have caused them to hit people, Lena said. "We need to pay attention to a lot of details, but people don't know anything about it."
Rilford (Bethany Lilford), general manager of Altus Traffic, a traffic management company, was also a traffic manager. She needed a flexible, well-paid job while studying psychology, so she started her career and is now in charge of organizing large projects at the company.
She encouraged young women to try boldly to give the job a chance. Rilford said that being a site traffic attendant may not be every girl's dream, but this is a good opportunity to get started.
It is understood that there is a woman eager to change her lifestyle, once a teacher, but now quit her job as a traffic attendant on the site.
Another woman, Dorset (Amy Dowsett), has earned A $ one hundred and thirty thousand a year since becoming a traffic manager at the site.
She is a member of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union). An hourly salary of A $40, a daily travel allowance of A $45 and a meal allowance of A $22. Depending on the size of the project, she could also receive a A $2.1 to A $3.95 per hour site subsidy. If she worked more than 10 hours at the Penris (Penrith) site, she would be paid twice as much.