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Miklos Bolza

Silicosis fears prompt union to sue John Holland

The AWU said delegates were barred from taking silica-tracking devices into the WestConnex site. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Workers building one of Sydney's tollway tunnels do not know whether they were exposed to potentially deadly silicosis because of a lack of monitoring, a union has claimed.

The Australian Workers' Union said requests to allow delegates carrying devices to track silica dust within the WestConnex Rozelle Interchange and Western Harbour tunnel were denied earlier this month.

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