The ACTU has welcomed the announcement that the head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) will not seek reappointment when his term expires in September.
The ABCC was set up by the Howard Government and has been an abject failure. It should now be abolished, said ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence.
"Under John Lloyd the ABCC has engaged in politically partisan behaviour that is inconsistent with its obligations as a statutory body.
"Earlier this year a major report by the International Labour organisation (ILO) found the Australian Building and Construction Commission is in breach of international laws and fails to protect workers.
"International industrial laws are intended to protect the rights of workers, not persecute them," said ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence.
"Yet this is precisely what the ABCC does. Overwhelmingly, the ABCC has investigated and prosecuted workers rather than employers.
"The ABCC has wasted millions of dollars while health and safety in the construction industry has not improved.
"There should be one set of laws for all workers, regardless of the industry they work in."
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