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Home » Global Practices Vary Greatly in Use of Migrant Construction Workers
Productivity and safety on construction sites in Asian and Middle Eastern countries that depend on migrant labor have long been issues, but they now also have come under more scrutiny from the United Nations and human rights groups that complain about large scale mistreatment of workers.
But Singapore is setting a higher standard by actually paying construction firms to use more technology in processes and equipment that it believes boosts productivity and safety with fewer workers needed.