Multiple Australian outlets report allegations from the Construction Forestry Maritime and Energy Union (CFMEU) that workers at the Victoria Place high-rise development in Burwood are being housed and working in what the union describes as “disgusting conditions.” In videos and walk-throughs of the site, CFMEU officials claim workers are effectively living on the construction premises and point to hygiene-related concerns. One specific allegation highlighted across the coverage is that workers do not have access to appropriate facilities, with an official remarking that “no one brings their underpants on site and washes them at work.”
The articles describe the Victoria Place project as a luxury development and frame the CFMEU’s comments as criticisms of living arrangements tied to the construction site. The reporting is based on union claims made during the site inspection. The summaries provided do not include details from the developers or contractors responding to the allegations, nor do they outline any formal findings, enforcement action, or investigations at the time of publication. The story centers on the union’s public claims about living conditions at the site.
