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The share of foreign workers in Finland's construction sector has seen a notable increase in recent years, according to a recent labor survey conducted by the Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries (RT). On average, foreign labor accounts for about 30% of the workforce on construction sites across Finland, an increase from the previous survey conducted in 2019. However, the current economic downturn has led to a decrease in work available for both Finnish and foreign workers in the sector.

Eight years later, the container is still underground. Had the victims of the Lily Mine disaster been the CEO, the director-general, minister of mineral resources and energy or the President, would their remains still be underground today?

Recent federal legislation offers a lifeline for declining construction unions and a chance to replenish low membership numbers.

Two hostage situations unfolded at the Springs operation where hundreds of workers were stuck underground for several days due to a labour dispute over NUM’s exclusive organising rights at the mine.

He said initially they had filed 349 conciliations cases to the CCMA of the workers that were dismissed by the mine.