What is it Like to Work as a General Labourer in Mining?
Note: conditions vary according to employer and region.
General Labourers help with a variety of tasks, which provides valuable experience and the opportunity to learn many new skills. Hands-on tasks can be repetitive and many may be physically demanding with prolonged periods of walking, standing, bending, crouching or kneeling, with heavy lifting of up to 23 kg (50 lbs) (based on job research, 2014).