An unprecedented number of liquefied natural gas projects are under construction around the country, and these have all had to vie with each other and the mining industry for a limited workforce.
This has created a perfect environment for unions to throw their weight around and demand increased wages and ridiculously attractive conditions for workers. With reports that laundry hands on offshore projects can now earn up to A$350,000 (US$326,000) per year, the idea of quitting a cushy office job to wash a roughneck’s dirty undies doesn’t sound so bad after all.
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