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Construction Industry Trends: July 2022 Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

From a construction slowdown to huge project announcements to construction safety and tackling racism and discrimination, here are the July headlines.

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Industry Surveys Highlight the State of Women in Construction

Construction Junkie

Discrimination and Harassment The Levelset survey also highlighted discrimination against and harassment of women in the workplace due to their gender. Just like jobsite injuries, any discrimination or harassment greater than zero is completely unacceptable. courtesy of NAWIC/Safe Site Check In.

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Green light for first women-only tower block

Construction Enquirer

Tracey Downey, Chief Executive at Women’s Pioneer Housing, said: “We were delighted to receive planning consent from Ealing Council for this ambitious development, which will help so many women facing abuse, discrimination and social and economic disadvantages, including on the housing market. ”

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More Women Are Leaving the Construction Industry With Reports of Sexism

Pro Builder

How workplace discrimination is turning away a major segment of trade employees. That's according to a new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) and it's bad news for an industry badly in need of more workers: It needs an estimated 61,000 new hires a month over the next three years to meet housing demand.

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Those Days Are Over

Business Facilities

The most significant battles against discrimination in America throughout our history usually have followed the same trajectory. Mike Pence signed a hastily passed revision of the bill with language clarifying that the law would not permit discrimination. Three months later, then-Gov. workforce consists of females.

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The Future of Social Justice in the Workplace

Stok

2: “Non-Discrimination” becomes “Inclusion” It’s no longer enough to just not discriminate against people of certain races, ethnicity, genders, or sexual orientations. That implies that discrimination is an acceptable norm.

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No Farming Safety Rules in Pipeline

Safety Services Company

. “It’s very consistent with a government that is dragging its feet to avoid offending or pushing higher standards in our industrial agriculture,” David Swann, the Liberal MLA for Calgary Mountain View told CBC news. Farm workers in Alberta are the only ones in Canada not currently protected by health and safety regulations.

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