In a conversation with NITV Radio, CFMEU’s Koori organiser, Joel Shackleton says Aboriginal people are being exploited into being the front for ‘black cladding’ in the construction industry in Victoria. ‘Black cladding’ involves businesses passing themselves off as majority Indigenous owned or controlled by using the names and faces of Aboriginal people to create a black front. This then unlocks access to contracts under government procurement policies that are designed to increase opportunities for Indigenous businesses and workers.
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