Natural resources company Halliburton Australia has rejected allegations of worker exploitation at its gas extraction plant in the South Australian desert.
A company spokesman says claims that four Indonesian workers received as little as $40 a day to dig ditches are unsubstantiated.
He says the workers were hired for skilled labour and were paid up to $US80 ($108) a day, as a bonus on top of their salary.
The Industrial Relations Minister has said his department will investigate the allegations.
The unspecified "South Australian desert" location presumably means the Moomba - Cooper Basin area in the north east of the state where, according to the Halliburton website, the company has a presence.Anyone is familiar with the area will know that working in the open there at this time of year (and for several months either side) requires great physical strength and fortitude. If the reported bonus figure is correct the workers will certainly earn it.
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