Editing Construction worker (section)

==Examples of poor pay and working conditions for migrant workers==
In 2008, a [[Human Rights Watch]] report described unsafe and unfair working conditions in China and a failure on the part of the government to enforce labor standards in the construction industry.<ref name="hrw">{{cite tech report |editor-first=Sophie |editor-last=Richardson |title=One Year of My Blood: Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers in Beijing |institution=[[Human Rights Watch]] |date=12 March 2008 |url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/2008/03/11/one-year-my-blood-0 |access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> The [[International Labour Organization]] (ILO) estimated that, at the end of 2006, 90% of the 40 million construction workers in China were [[migrant worker]]s. Many turned to work after their farming communities collapsed into poverty.<ref name="hrw"/>

In the United States, [[Illegal immigration to the United States|illegal immigrant]] labor is prevalent in the industry. Due to workers' questionable legal status, some employers commit crimes such as [[wage theft]] and violation of workplace standards, running little risk of consequences.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/04/10/176677299/construction-booming-in-texas-but-many-workers-pay-dearly|title=Construction Booming In Texas, But Many Workers Pay Dearly|work=National Public Radio (NPR) |year=2013}}</ref> Similar abuse occurred in [[Qatar]] during preparations for the [[Human rights issues involving the 2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 FIFA World Cup]] where workers, mostly from poor countries in the Indian subcontinent, worked in desert conditions for as little as €6.20 a day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/qatar-construction-workers-earn-55c-an-hour-1.1881868 |title=Qatar construction workers earn 55c an hour|work=[[Irish Times]]|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>