Jobs with a Future

Employment Opportunities for Young People in the Australian Construction Industry

A Discussion Paper by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (Construction & General Division)

November 1999

Jobs with a Future - An Overview by John Sutton

1. Introduction

2. Youth unemployment

3. Apprenticeships

3.1 Public Sector Employment
3.2 Tight Margins
3.3 Body Hire
3.4 Move to Smaller Construction Firms


4. Backpackers

5. Youth Wages

6. The CFMEU's training agenda for construction workers

7. Conclusion

United we bargain - Divided we beg.

Contact the National Office, Construction Division at:
Level 12, 276 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Ph: 02 8524 5800
Fax: 02 8524 5801
Email: queries@fed.cfmeu.asn.au

Postal address: PO Box Q235, Queen Victoria Building Post Office, Sydney NSW 1230.