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Union and widow of worker killed on Royal Adelaide Hospital site call for new safety commissioner for SA, mandatory coronial inquests, and ban on government contracts
In a formal submission to the coronial inquest into the death of construction worker Jorge Castillo-Riffo, his widowed partner Pam Gurner-Hall has called for the establishment of a new, independent safety commissioner for South Australia and for coronial inquests into...
Hansen Yuncken Leighton Contractors refused to hand over investigation documents to Coronial Inquest
The most senior Health and Safety Manager for the joint venture Hansen Yuncken Leighton Contractors (HYLC) gave evidence before the Coroners’ Inquest today that HYLC conducted an investigation after Jorge Castillo-Riffo’s tragic death. However, HYLC refused to hand...
Coronial Inquest into construction worker death resumes this morning
The coronial inquest into the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo at the Royal Adelaide Hospital construction site resumes this morning at 10am. The Coroner has already heard extremely disturbing evidence earlier in the year about Jorge’s death. This morning, senior...
Union pursues John Holland over $700,000 owed to Canberra construction workers
The CFMEU is seeking the repayment by John Holland and its sub-contractors of $700,000 in unpaid wages and entitlements to workers on the Canberra Light Rail project. The claim, lodged in the Federal Court, affects 84 CFMEU members with an average individual...