Steven Lillicrap, 21, started his shift at about 7:30 am on a cold Feb 3, 2009 at a construction site near St. Louis, Missouri. He was an apprentice Operating Engineer and this was his first big assignment. He would be working with more experienced men to dismantle a 100-ton crawler crane.
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Builders in S pore hoping for more govt help amid foreign worker crunch after new entry ban
Last year, the foreign construction workforce shrank by 52,800.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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Longer waiting time for homes, increased costs due to tighter Covid-19 curbs on migrant workers: Contractors Association by Michelle Ng / April 24, 2021
Home buyers in Singapore will face a longer wait time for their property and higher costs as a result of the border restrictions on travellers from India, the Singapore Contractors Association Limited (Scal) said on Friday (April 23).
It added that the construction sector is already facing delays which have seen projects knocked back by between nine and 12 months due to a labour crunch brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, the Government announced that long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to India will not be allowed entry or transit through Singapore, with the new rule taking effect from Saturday (April 24).
ah. the soothing sounds of van halen in the morning! whatever. when you say the name van halen, when you hear the music, this one thing comes to mind. it is the shredding rockin guitar. would you be confused by a design company with that name? the band is now viewing kelly van halen, the wife of former drummer alex van halen for using her last name as the name for hur construction and interior design business. they do lovely reupholstereupho. they are business, her interior design business is infringing on their trademark. she did drapes, perhaps? van halen drapes? what is wrong with van halen drapery? it s her last name. that was david lee roth. who do you like better, david