
Issue No 37		29 October 1999

News

Union Construct New Buildings for East Timor

By HT Lee

The CFMEU is delivering the first of 14 multi-purpose pre-fab buildings to East Timor next week.

The timber framed, double skinned pre-fab is 30 meters by 12 meters. It has a central hall which can house up to 400 beds at night.

It has eight separate office spaces for use as offices for aid agencies, health clinics, or for dispensing medical, clothing, food and other aid to the East Timorese people.

The 14 pre-fabs will be erected throughout East Timor in secured compounds within the next three months.

The first pre-fab was built and assembled in Melbourne. The materials were donated by the local construction companies and subbies. The labour was provided by the CFMEU Victorian branch.

The CFMEU in each state in conjunction with local builders and subbies will be building the 14 pre-fabs--six in Victoria, four in NSW, two in Queensland, one in Canberra and one in the Northern Territory.

Twelve national construction companies have agreed to fund the project by providing the on ground cost of labour to erect the buildings in East Timor.

A team of ten construction workers from Australia is now on the way to Dili. They will be erecting the multi purpose pre-fab with the help of local Timorese labour.

CFMEU Victorian Secretary Martin Kingham will be in Dili to help supervise the project. For further information contact Martin on 0418 534 205.

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Issue 37 contents

Republic: Yes, It's Time
Opposition leader Kim Beazley invoked the spirit of '72 when he launched the ALP's Republic campaign.

Interview: What Price a Just Republic?
Magistrate Pat O�Shane is far from happy with the republican model. But she still believes a Yes vote is her best chance for genuine constitutional reform.

Economics: Who the EFIC are you?
If you have not heard of Export Credit Agencies, don't be surprised because it seems they're not too interested in letting the public know what they do.

Unions: Old Habits Die Hard
With the release of its blue print unions@work the ACTU seems to know where it wants to go. But again it has failed to face up to the underlying structural issues preventing it from getting there.

Legal: Second Wave: Reith's Non-Right to Strike
Peter Reith has called his new laws the Workplace relations Amendment (More Jobs Better Pay) Bill 1999. If legislation is to carry these new, colloquial titles then the �More Control, Less Freedom� Bill would be a better title.

International: Wahid�s New Team
Indonesias new government is blemished by Suharto-era appointees but an advance for reform, says Indonesia�s trade unions.

History: They Fought Them on the Airwaves
Radio broadcasts were an important weapon in the long-running struggle for equal pay.

Satire: Revealed: SOCOG Reserving Gold Medals for Tattersalls
The scandal over the secret allotment of premium tickets for the 2000 Olympics escalated today with the news that members of Sydney�s elite Tattersall�s Club will receive Gold Medals without actually competing.

Review: What The Age Wouldn�t Print
Some time before Monday 18 October, Age editor Michael Gawenda saw red and then got out his blue pencil. An article, heavily critical of Robert Manne, written by Overland editor Ian Syson, was pulled by Gawenda.

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