Global Covid mandates: How will construction workers be affected?

28 January 2022

Like many industries across the world, the global construction sector has been hit hard by the pandemic. With many sites facing large shortages of workers, the ongoing battle against the Omicron variant has seen this issue exacerbated as covid cases have risen.

As a result, many governments are taking measures to protect workers in their respective countries. We take a look at some of the latest steps being taken that could impact construction workers across the world…

US
The US Department of Labor has confirmed that it will withdraw its emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring Covid-19 vaccination or testing for workers at large employers, with staff of over 100 or more.

This has been weclomed by construction groups, with Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America…

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