Barangaroo, located on Sydney harbour, will convert a vacant 22 hectare industrial site into a new precinct for Sydney. It’s one of the most ambitious and important Sydney harbour greening projects about to begin development.

This site should also provide plenty of apprenticeship opportunities for local young people.

The CFMEU has a major campaign to try and win back for our members some decent standards and conditions on what will become one of the biggest construction sites in Sydney.

We need your help in support of building workers because on average every week a building worker is killed. Often these workers are inadequately covered by insurance.

In a recent fatality, one worker's employer had not paid superannuation for him or any of his workmates. This meant his widow was denied access to a $200,000 superannuation death benefit.

Please click on the link below – it only takes one minute to send an email of support to the premier. Please help.

Barangaroo project

One of the largest investors in the building industry is the NSW Government. The NSW Government has spent millions of dollars of taxpayers' money in design competitions for the largest and most prestigious building site in Sydney - Barangaroo. The project will cost more than $3 billion when it is finished.

Building workers and their families are calling on the NSW Government and the Barangaroo Delivery Authority to agree to minimum labour standards and proper safety standards for the development.
 
The 2000 Sydney Olympics were built on time, within budget and with decent labour standards and a good safety record. Barangaroo should be no different.

While the vision for Barangaroo is for a place to inspire innovation for generations to come, let’s hope it is built safely and with decent workers’ standards and agreements in place.