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>> yeah, there are rules in place, about the temperature when laborers are allowed to be working on these sites, rules about how many days a week they can work. we know that these rules are often flouted, however. and you have coffins coming home every day, more than a worker per day on average is dieing in this tiny, tiny country. were talking about 280,000 citizens, 1.4 million foreign workers. and thats -- those are the construction laborers. there are a lot of domestic workers as well from s...

Get built, youve got a migrant labor workforce with no rights and 120 degrees daytime temperatures. >> yeah, there are rules in place, about the temperature when laborers are allowed to be working on these sites, rules about how many days a week they can work. we know that these rules are often flouted, however. and you have coffins coming home every day, more than a worker per day on average is dieing in this tiny, tiny country. were talking about 280,000 citizens, 1.4 million foreign workers. ...

That is not what they create. >> juan: somebody represents workers to make sure that workers get a fair shake out of management. and people dont get exploited. that is not a bad thing. >> greg: at one point you were right but its gotten pretty bad. we can all agree there was a noble purpose behind this. >> juan: there was. thats fair. but you know what we have seen a tremendous decline in unit. not in favor in the private sector about disappeared. we are talk about the public sector unions. >> e...

That is not what they create. >> juan: somebody represents workers to make sure that workers get a fair shake out of management. and people dont get exploited. that is not a bad thing. >> greg: at one point you were right but its gotten pretty bad. we can all agree there was a noble purpose behind this. >> juan: there was. thats fair. but you know what we have seen a tremendous decline in unit. not in favor in the private sector about disappeared. we are talk about the public sector unions. >> e...

>> absolutely. i think we can safely say gone are the days we can go to college and study latin for the fun of it. we need to come out and still be able to pay our bills and student loans and things like that. >> this is a professor at the university of steinhart. you tell us college would not be a big deal if we were getting more for our money. >> thats right. i think one of the big problems facing american families is the fact that college tuition is going up quite a bit, almost ever...

You? >> i have met some people who are really surprised. >> reporter: women make up just 2.3% of construction laborers. on any given day, coveles skchlt i is 1 of only 10 women morninging alongside 1,500 men. some trained by their fathers and grandfathers. why do the women do it? for the same reason as men. the pay is good, there is a really strong union. and once you prove yourself, there are guys who will watch your back. >> these walls here are going to be solid concrete. >> reporter: a year ...