Grey and Unpleasant Land: Developers-First Tories Attack ‘Wicked’ Opponents of Concreting Countryside
Tempers are on show as rebels attempt to amend the govt’s flagship housebuilding bill, with detractors calling them “selfish and wicked”.
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Investor Group: Import Visa Workers to Replace U.S. Construction Crews
The U.S. construction industry can build more houses by importing a huge number of foreign workers via the H-2A farm worker program, says an economist who is working for an investor group.
DOJ: Seven Companies Hired Illegal Aliens in Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme
Seven construction companies in Marion County, South Carolina knowingly hired illegal aliens for American jobs as part of a million-dollar fraud scheme to avoid taxes, prosecutors say.
Dutch Construction Workers Protest Environmental Rules
Thousands of Dutch construction workers converged on The Hague on Wednesday to protest restrictions they say are crippling their industry, the latest large-scale demonstration against the government’s environmental policies.
Feds: Construction Company Imported H-2B Foreign Workers to Pay Low Wages
A South Dakota construction company imported foreign workers on the H-2B visa program in order to cut costs and pay lower wages, Labor Department officials say.
Home Depot to Train 20K Veterans, Young Americans for Construction Jobs in Trump’s Tight Labor Market
President Donald Trump’s tight labor market — through efforts like stricter interior immigration enforcement — is leading to corporations investing in construction jobs for U.S. veterans and young Americans, rather than relying on cheap, illegal alien workers.
Texas Construction Companies Complain about Illegal Workers Fleeing State
A construction company and the chairman of the U.S. Hispanic Contractors Association are complaining that illegal workers are leaving the state because of Texas’ tough stance on immigration law.
Israel Makes Arrest in Case of Collapsed Parking Garage
Police made the first arrest Tuesday evening in the case surrounding the collapse of the underground parking lot in Tel Aviv which left 3 dead, dozens injured and five missing.
Update: Death Toll Rises to Four in Tel Aviv Car Park Collapse
The death toll from Monday’s construction collapse in Tel Aviv’s Ramat Hachayal neighborhood rose to four on Tuesday as search and rescue workers found another body under the rubble and evacuated it around 3:30pm.
Third Body Found in Rubble of Tel Aviv Building Collapse
Israeli rescuers on Tuesday pulled a third body from the rubble of a collapsed Tel Aviv building site, as they searched for four construction workers still missing, the army said.
