“Your experience at work, sounds very similar to what happened to me - I would, therefore, suggest that your situation is a form of bullying. You don't have to be a migrant to be bullied - you just have to be considered a target by a bully.”

Hi Fractelle, if the “bully” picks on people because of them being a particular race that is a different story though aye. Being “racist” to me implies actions of a bullying nature because of the victims heritage?

Was your story about the woffies? That is sexual abuse isn’t it? If bullied by someone because of your gender and in a sexual way?

I sort of got the impression that Antonios stories were from a long time ago. Antonios?

Jewely

A bully will find a target for as many reasons as there are human beings. If I wasn't so obviously Anglo-Celtic in appearance, I could've assumed that my appearance was a motivating factor, (maybe it was, maybe jealously was involved, I don't know).

In Antonius' case maybe racism was a factor, but bullies only operate if they think they can get away with their games. Tricky trying to work out their motivation.

A couple of questions to ask might be: Are racists more likely to abuse people, than non-racists? Can a bully be racially tolerant?

"A couple of questions to ask might be: Are racists more likely to abuse people, than non-racists? Can a bully be racially tolerant?"

Oh I get you Fractelle, yes a bully could well just bully everyone not caring about who they are or where they come from. And I guess a racist only displays this behavior when they can see their chosen target.

Is this right?

Jewely

That's exactly what I meant. In my case I was bullied by white females. Make that of it what you will.

I have also encountered sexual harassment in the workplace - by both sexes, but mostly men.

No easy answers are there?

PART 5
FOXY I AM WORKING FROM THE BEGIN IN THE SAME COMPANY, ABOUT 16 YEARS.

They use us as eskape goats.
Next Monday morning I went close to printer, intenting that I was cleaning, to hear what ecxuse he will use.
The printer was angry! " Fac*en Tony (me) he does not know his job! He blamed me for long time. . The Supervisor said to him "OK for Tony, (he did not like me) but what about Damien?" Few months later the printer lost his job.
One morning I saw on the board in the kithcen of my workplace a photo with Muslim girls and a bad comment, I aked the woman who was responsible for the kitchen to remove the photo, but other employees opposed to my idea, I threatened to phone the Human Rights Commission.
The jew printer was member from the Union and left his job for health reasons, the German background supervisor was member of the union, she was active unionist and active in not government organizations, the scandinavian woman was member from the Union, I have been member from the union.
When I become union representative in a visit from the union organizer I heard him saying that many places wanted printers etc but he left the migrants, member of the union, to colapse.
All supervisors was member from the union, EVEN the manufacturer manager later he gave me his resignation from the union.
Can we IMPROVE THE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR MIGRANTS
YES but we must change some simple things.
The managment in the lower level is TERIBLE WRONG.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA FOR EMPLOYEES RIGHTS, NO IDEA FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, NO IDEA HOW TO SOLVE CONFLICTS BETWEEN EMPLOYEES THEY DO NOT KNOW TO LISTEN AND MANY TIMES THEY DO NOT KNOW THEIR JOB, AS PRINTERS ETC.
The union movement HAS A HUGE PROBLEM, WE MUST CHANGE MANY THINGS IF WE WANT AN EFFECTIVE UNION MOVEMENT, NO TIME FOR SUGGESTIONS but I can write a book about it!

Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

Jewely
"Antonios stories were from a long time ago. Antonios?"
90% of them less than 7 years, but some much less!
Jewely I need my job OK?