Sex talks to raise miner productivity

By Michael Perry Thu Oct 25, 9:30 AM ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian coal miners are being taught to explore their wives and understand menopause in order to have a healthy sex life, which in turn will make them happy, productive workers.
悉尼 （路透社）澳大利亚矿工们接受性教育，教他们如何去了解他们的妻子们，从而拥有健康的性生活，让他们能开心地工作，因而提高生产力。

The "Toolbox Talks" at the Bulga coal mine in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, have been such a success that the Xstrata mining company is considering running them at other mines.

"The Toolbox Talks are a series of health briefings ... addressing issues such as fatigue, prostate cancer, nutrition, heart disease and this month we are addressing the issue of menopause," said Xstrata spokesman James Rickards.

Xstra发言人James Rickards说：The Toolbox Talks是一系列的健康讲座，关注的问题关于：疲劳，前列腺癌，营养，心脏病等。这个月我们讲女人的绝经。

"Even though it is a predominately male working environment we have to look at the lifestyles of our employees, making sure they are fit and healthy at work, but also fit, healthy and happy at home," Rickards told Reuters on Thursday.
尽管矿山是一个绝大部分是男性的工作环境，我们得关注我们员工的生活方式，确保他们在工地健康。但我们同时也要确保他们的家庭生活也健康。

Bulga's miners are aged mainly from late 40s to 50s and menopause may be affecting their wives, sisters and friends, said Rickards.
Rickards说：我们的矿工大部分都是4-50岁。绝经可能影响到他们的妻子，姐妹与朋友。

"The health briefings provide them with information on how to help and assist their loved ones who may be going through this or approaching this period of their life," he said.

Mine management believe a miner with a good relationship and healthy sex life will be more productive at the coal face.
矿山管理层认为一个拥有好的夫妻关系和健康性生活的矿工在工地工作效率更高。

"If you have a healthy home life you will have a happy work life and sex is an important part of any relationship, and its important to address sex for an individual that is going through menopause," said Rickards.