Sydney Metro to probe intimidation, exploitation claims against contractors

The NSW government will launch an independent inquiry into allegations of worker exploitation , mafia-style threats and a corporate cover-up involving major firms working on the Western Sydney Airport metro project.

The inquiry will be commissioned by Sydney Metro in response to allegations uncovered by this masthead that key metro subcontractor Future Form had engaged in systemic worker exploitation and was linked to a series of terrifying attacks and threats aimed at an organiser from the CFMEU administration who was investigating the firm.

The metro project’s primary contractor, Italian mega-firm Webuild, faces separate allegations that it sought to conceal Future Form’s alleged workplace breaches from the Minns government.

This masthead also reported claims it forced a Webuild m