Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Last Monday the ABC's 7.30 program exposed the appalling conditions experienced by Aerocare workers at Sydney Airport. Aerocare workers are paid at a rate below the poverty line and forced to work split shifts, often spending 15 hours a day at the airport but receiving as little as seven or eight hours pay. Was the government aware of the appalling conditions facing workers at Sydney Airport before those conditions were exposed on the 7.30 program. If yes, what action has the government taken and if no, why have you taken no action?