Construction industry
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‘We can’t get any answers’: grief and anger in Hong Kong after deadly high-rise fire
With the blaze extinguished but hundreds still unaccounted for, the city is grieving – with questions being ra…
- Adani Group, Business, Cities, Cities and development, Construction industry, Global development, India, Mumbai, South and Central Asia, World news
Threats, fear and hope as Mumbai slum dwellers await the bulldozers
Many of Dharavi’s 1m residents fear community hub will become playground for rich under Adani Group’s redevelo…
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‘Don’t erase the soul of Bingin’: Bali locals dismayed as 48 businesses destroyed in local crackdown
Demolition of 48 cliffside establishments at Bingin beach marks flashpoint in the struggle between mass touris…
- Construction industry, Gaza, India, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, Workers' rights
‘We do not have many options’: unease over Israel’s recruitment of Indian labourers
Israel needs to fill the gap left by expelled Palestinian workers, and Indians are desperate to escape unemplo…
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China’s top property developer expects first loss since 2007 flotation
Country Garden’s 2022 forecast is another blow for country’s embattled sectorChina’s top property developer ex…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Climate crisis, Construction industry, Environment, Europe, Flooding, Greenhouse gas emissions, Indonesia, Oceans, Sea level, Switzerland, World news
Indonesian islanders sue cement producer for climate damages
Claimants say they are experiencing serious negative impacts and demand Swiss-based Holcim pay compensationRes…
- Bangladesh, Construction industry, Employment, Global development, Human rights, Inequality, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Nepal, Qatar, South and Central Asia, Sport, Workers' rights, World Cup, World news
Revealed: migrant workers in Qatar forced to pay billions in recruitment fees
Guardian investigation finds labourers – including those on World Cup-related projects – were left with huge d…
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Evergrande: will it collapse and what would happen if it did?
If Chinese property company Evergrande sinks under its $300bn debt its failure would resound across the global…