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Qatar World Cup construction could leave 4,000 workers dead
The International Trade Union Confederation claims that construction underway to prepare Qatar for hosting the 2022 World Cup will leave migrant 4,000 workers dead if current practices aren’t changed. According to a report from British newspaper The Guardian, the ITUC says that it expects 12 workers to die per week, more than 600 per year, […]
September 27, 2013
Construction Equipment
Chinese workers build a 15-story hotel in 6 days
Late last month, construction began on Sky City, a 2,749-foot Chinese skyscraper that will become the world’s tallest building. But what’s even more remarkable than its immense size is the fact that Sky City is expected to be complete at some point in the next seven or 10 months. The current world’s tallest building, Dubai’s […]
August 14, 2013
Business
Report: U.S. construction to increase 40% by 2025, global construction to increase 70%
A new report forecasts extreme acceleration in global construction, saying that the industry will account for 13.5 percent of the world’s output by 2025. The “Global Construction 2025” report, as detailed in a piece by CNBC, says that the U.S. construction industry will continue its recovery, growing by 40 percent while construction output in the […]
July 2, 2013
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