A row has broken out over white asbestos contained in prefab buildings brought in from overseas to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Queensland.
The union representing electrical workers says almost 100 of its members have been exposed to asbestos.
They say when members refused to work on the site the US company involved, Bechtel, cut their pay.
The company says employees were offered alternative work and it took measures to quarantine the contaminated area.
Bechtel is one of the largest private construction firms in the world and is contracted to build several LNG plants on Curtis Island just north of Gladstone in Central Queensland.
ABC News
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