Construction blues

Covid-19 restrictions have put building projects under extreme pressure. The Sunday Times talks to the parties affected.

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A small army of about 380 construction workers should be hammering away as the luxury condominium Meyer House nears completion, but the shortfall in foreign labour has left the site with just 230 men on the job.
Shortages are just one of the challenges facing main contractor Unison Construction as it strives to get the 56-unit block finished.
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