• “The construction industry employs over a million Australians and is a survival engine of the national economy”
• “Safety has to come first in respect to our members”
• “Construction workers, sub-contractors and the head contractors, have a lot of experience in managing risk. The whole industry is about managing risk, including safety”
• “A lot of measures have been put in place in construction sites right around Australia. Social distancing, staggering starting times and meal breaks to minimise the number of people in crib huts or amenities areas”
• “A historic sense of cooperation with the Master Builders Association and the CFMEU… We’ve signed, on this occasion a joint statement about our determination to ensure a safe industry but one, also, that keeps over a million working Australians in work at a time where our economy is absolutely getting smashed”
• “Everyone has got to work together in the industry…We are working under the instructions of the Chief Health Officer, state by state and federally”
The CFMEU represents over 30,000 construction workers. Our main role is to protect lives by upholding health and safety standards in this dangerous industry and improve workers’ lives through fighting for decent wages and conditions.
