Hydro workers strike
Numerous serious workplace health and safety issues at a workers camp for the $1bn Kidston Pumped Hydro Project, including filthy, mouldy rooms, putrid food, and gastro outbreaks, have prompted workers to down tools.
Numerous serious workplace health and safety issues at a workers camp for the $1bn Kidston Pumped Hydro Project, including filthy, mouldy rooms, putrid food, and gastro outbreaks, have prompted workers to down tools.
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