ABSTRACT Long-distance commuting (LDC) in Australia has become an entrenched workforce practice. Work force mobility is not limited to the mining sector although for more than a decade, the scale of LDC in the resources industries has been contentious. A diverse range of workforce supply, logistical and employee preference reasons have contributed to the existence of LDC arrangements throughout Australia across many industry sectors. The economic and social consequences of LDC are also varied and complex. This article reports on research conducted with three case-study communities in rural, regional and remote locations where local residents regularly work long periods of time away from home (source communities) in the mining industry. The research analysed the socio-economic impacts on the workers, families, communities and businesses from source communities. Results show that LDC had benefits and by synthesising the key learnings of LDC, potential benefits for regional and community development are highlighted.

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长途通勤和分散的社会经济效益

摘要在澳大利亚，长途通勤（LDC）已成为根深蒂固的劳动力实践。劳动力流动不仅限于采矿业，尽管十多年来，最不发达国家在资源行业的规模一直存在争议。各种各样的劳动力供应，后勤和员工偏爱的原因促使整个澳大利亚在许多行业中都存在最不发达国家的安排。最不发达国家的经济和社会后果也是多种多样和复杂的。本文报告了在农村，区域和偏远地区的三个案例研究社区中进行的研究，这些社区的居民在采矿业中经常在外地（源社区）定期工作很长时间。该研究分析了对工人，家庭，社区和来源社区的业务。结果表明，最不发达国家有好处，并且通过综合最不发达国家的主要经验，突出了区域和社区发展的潜在利益。