Professor Sarah Anderson recently provided expert commentary to ABC News and ABC Radio on racism experienced by Indian-born truck drivers in Australia’s road freight industry.
In the coverage, Professor Anderson highlighted that discrimination is not only a matter of fairness and inclusion, but a workplace health and safety issue. Racism can compound the pressures of an already demanding job, contributing to psychosocial risks that affect driver wellbeing, concentration and ultimately road safety outcomes.
“This kind of behaviour is causing health problems, it’s causing work safety problems and it’s causing road safety problems, so it does need to be regulated.”
The story underscores the importance of recognising and addressing discrimination as part of broader efforts to create safer, healthier and more inclusive workplaces across the transport sector.
