Unions estimate over 1200 offshore workers stood down in Australia

Unions blast Woodside but praise other operators efforts in supporting offshore workforce facing hard times amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Growing unemployment: a growing number of offshore workers face joining unemployment lines as operators reduce their workforce in response to the coronavirus pandemic — Growing unemployment: a growing number of offshore workers face joining unemployment lines as operators reduce their workforce in response to the coronavirus pandemicPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Josh Lewis

Perth

Published 26 March 2020, 04:28Updated 26 March 2020, 04:32

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