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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Six construction workers are presumed dead after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed.</li><li>They are all migrants from Central America, their coworker told The Baltimore Banner.</li></ul>New information is emerging about the six construction workers who are presumed dead after <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/francis-scott-key-bridge-baltimore-collapses-after-struck-large-boat-2024-3">Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed</a> Tuesday morning.The workers were all migrants from Mexico and Central America, according to reports.Jesus Campos, who worked with the victims at contractor Brawner Builders, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-collapse-YDNMRSLMDREE7ADUZJQFQJ3WDA/">The Baltimore Banner</a> that the missing men are from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. He said the men are in their 30s and 40s, with spouses and children, adding that they came to the US in search of a better life, the Banner reported."They are all hardworking, humble men," Campos, who used to work the graveyard shift on the bridge before moving to another shift, told the outlet.The crew members <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baltimore-bridge-collapse-cargo-ship-mayday-call-traffic-2024-3">had been repairing potholes on the bridge</a> but were on a meal break, Campos told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/26/victims-baltimore-key-bridge-collapse/">The Washington Post,</a> when the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-we-know-dali-francis-scott-crash-collapse-maryland-bridge-2024-3">Singapore-flagged Dali cargo ship</a> crashed into one of the bridge's support beams, sending it crumbling into the Patapsco River.Guatemala's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that two of the missing workers, aged 26 and 35, were from Guatemala, <a target="_blank" href="https://prensa.gob.gt/comunicado/el-ministerio-de-relaciones-exteriores-informa-sobre-dos-guatemaltecos-posibles-victimas">according to a press release on the agency's website</a>.The Mexican Embassy in DC confirmed to Business Insider that two of the six missing workers are Mexican nationals and that a third was safely rescued from the wreckage.The Honduran Embassy and the Salvadoran Embassy did not respond to BI's request for comment.The six missing workers are presumed dead, the executive vice president of Brawner Builders, Jeffrey Pritzker, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/1-worker-survived-bridge-collapse-construction-company-says-2024-3">previously told Business Insider</a>. Their bodies, and the bodies of any other motorists who were on the bridge at the time of the collapse, have not yet been found, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/6-missing-baltimore-bridge-collapse-presumed-dead-coast-guard-2024-3">but recovery efforts are underway</a>.Two people were found alive after the bridge collapse, including one Mexican national. Brawner Builders confirmed that one of them was an employee of the company.Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told the Post that he spoke to a survivor, whose experience was "pretty miraculous."

Missing Baltimore construction workers were migrants from Mexico and Central America: reports 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The US real-estate market is neck-deep in an affordability crisis.</li><li>GOP VP candidate JD Vance blamed migrants for America's higher housing costs in a Tuesday interview.</li></ul>Four years after the pandemic-era housing boom, the real-estate market continues to face <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-housing-market-buying-a-home-prices-affordability-mortgage-rates-2024-6">instability</a>.With ongoing <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/study-70-of-americans-say-buying-a-house-in-2024-unrealistic/">affordability challenges</a> exacerbated by high interest rates and inflated home values, housing is a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-election-home-affordability-key-factor-for-voters-president-pick-2024-3">major concern</a> for Americans across the political spectrum.In a Tuesday <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1821011188865523949">interview with Fox News</a>, Republican vice presidential candidate <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-homes-real-estate-washington-dc-ohio-virginia-2024-8">JD Vance</a> shared his perspective on the root causes of the nation's high home prices and rents."When I talk to Americans, one of the biggest concerns I hear is, 'Why are housing costs so high?' I'll give you two reasons: First, there are 20 million illegal aliens who shouldn't be here and who are competing with Americans for scarce homes," Vance told Fox News host Sean Hannity, adding, "Second, Kamala Harris has supported higher interest rates, which makes mortgages unaffordable for most people."Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at real-estate listings and research site Redfin, disagrees."The reason housing costs are so high is straightforward, a lack of supply," Fairweather said in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://twitter.com/FairweatherPhD/status/1821141469811400974">a post on X</a>, formerly Twitter, replying to a user who shared a clip of Vance's interview. "I wish pundits would get to the point and ask candidates, 'How do you plan to increase the supply of housing?'"Housing experts overwhelmingly <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fanniemae.com/media/45106/display">agree</a> with Fairweather's assessment.The US is facing a <a target="_blank" href="https://zillow.mediaroom.com/2024-06-18-The-U-S-is-now-short-4-5-million-homes-as-the-housing-deficit-grows">severe housing shortage</a> years in the making that has driven up rents and home prices. Home prices soared more than 40% across the US between the end of 2019 and mid-2021, long before the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/16/federal-reserve-meeting.html">in 2022</a>.In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the housing market crash, the construction of new homes plummeted and hasn't kept pace with demand.Further, restrictive land-use policies dominate American communities. These policies include <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/america-lower-rents-home-prices-build-more-houses-new-zealand-2023-8">single-family zoning laws </a>that generally ban anything other than traditional unattached houses, including townhomes and apartment buildings that could house more people. They're a huge part of why more — and denser — housing isn't getting built.According to research firm Ned Davis Research, the US is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/buying-a-home-new-construction-shortage-supply-mortgage-rates-housing-2024-6#:~:text=The%20research%20firm%20said%20a,US%20housing%20market's%20affordability%20issues.&amp;text=The%20lack%20of%20supply%20was,the%202008%20US%20housing%20crash.">short of 2.2 million homes</a>, while Zillow estimates the shortage is closer to <a target="_blank" href="https://zillow.mediaroom.com/2024-06-18-The-U-S-is-now-short-4-5-million-homes-as-the-housing-deficit-grows#:~:text=Across%20the%20country%20in%202022,of%20more%20than%204.5%20million.">4.5 million homes</a>.The situation is aggravated by a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-market-outlook-mortgage-affordable-homes-high-prices-inventory-rates-2024-3">mortgage rate lock-in effect</a>, which is causing existing homeowners to hold onto their properties instead of selling them. There's also a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf">slowdown in homebuilding</a>.Without enough new inventory hitting the market, home prices will likely remain elevated for the foreseeable future.<h2 id="745ba28d-4a21-4b8c-b23b-89b19f70b662">Vance and Trump's solution to high home costs: mass deportation</h2>Vance's comments on Fox News weren't the first time he's linked immigration and housing.In June, Vance posted <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/JDVance1/status/1802733427659080123?lang=en">a message on X</a> responding to the <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/1802692324587114714">allegation</a> that conservatives have few plans to address rising housing costs. The senator argued that deporting millions of immigrants would bring prices down by reducing demand for housing."Not having 20 million illegal aliens who need to be housed (often at public expense) will absolutely make housing more affordable for American citizens," Vance wrote.The senator, who hadn't yet been selected as former President Donald Trump's running mate, was echoing the Trump campaign's promise to <a target="_blank" href="https://time.com/6972022/donald-trump-transcript-2024-election/">deport between 15 and 20 million people</a>, in part to address the nation's housing affordability crisis.In the past, Vance has blamed the housing affordability crisis largely on high interest rates."The thing about the affordable housing crisis is, it is fundamentally a function of higher rents, higher mortgage payments, which are dependent on interest rates," he <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/whats-in-debt-ceiling-bill-republicans-cut-housing-aid-2023-5">told Business Insider</a> last year.Many economists disagree with Vance's argument about the source of the housing affordability crisis and his solution to it.Deporting millions of people and restricting new immigration could actually slow the pace of new housing construction by reducing the immigrant labor force that makes up <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/business/construction-industry-needs-immigrant-workers/index.html">a disproportionate portion</a> of construction workers.Reducing immigration — in addition to other Republican-proposed economic policies like imposing new tariffs and cutting taxes — would likely increase the cost of housing and a slew of other goods, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/economists-say-inflation-would-be-worse-under-trump-than-biden-263bc900">many economists say</a>.Still, many Republican leaders, including Trump and Vance, have <a target="_blank" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/republicans-rnc-blame-biden-inflation-economists-misleading/story?id=112022864">repeatedly blamed</a> the Biden administration, including Harris, for high inflation, despite strong evidence that the pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine are major causes of elevated prices.They've also blamed the current administration for relatively high interest rates, which are determined by the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/business/economy/trump-interest-rates-fed.html">independent</a> Federal Reserve and designed to control inflation.

JD Vance said migrants are the reason it's so expensive to rent or buy homes. He's wrong.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia is replenishing its troops with an unlikely source — African migrants and students.</li><li>Thousands of Africans have been forced to join in Russia's war against Ukraine, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-09/russia-ukraine-war-africans-forced-to-fight-and-die-for-the-kremlin">Bloomberg</a>.</li></ul>Russia is forcing thousands of African migrants and students to join in their war efforts against Ukraine, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-09/russia-ukraine-war-africans-forced-to-fight-and-die-for-the-kremlin">Bloomberg</a> reported on Sunday, citing assessments from European officials.According to Bloomberg's report, Russian officials have threatened not to renew the visas of African migrant workers and students if they didn't join the Russian Armed Forces.Some African workers have even been threatened with deportation if they do not agree to fight in Ukraine, one European official told Bloomberg. Others have resorted to bribing Russian officials to stay out of the conflict, per the outlet.A spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry did not respond to Bloomberg's request for comment.This wouldn't be the first time the country has turned to unorthodox and controversial recruitment measures to replenish its troops.Russia's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-losing-about-1000-soldiers-daily-not-stop-mass-attacks-2024-4">reliance on attrition warfare</a> has seen it <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-recruited-over-100-000-prisoners-to-fight-in-ukraine-report-2023-12">continually drawing on its prison population</a> to fuel its war effort.In October, Russia's Deputy Justice Minister Vsevolod Vukolov said the country's prison population had plunged to a historic low of 266,000, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/26/russia-prison-population-convicts-war/">The Washington Post</a>. Russia's prison population stood at 420,000 before the war.In fact, Russia has recruited so many inmates that it has started to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-shutter-prisons-inmates-ukraine-war-2024-3">close down some of its prisons</a>.A local official told lawmakers in March that some prisons had to be shut down because of "a one-time large reduction in the number of convicts," per the Russian newspaper <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6581323">Kommersant</a>.But conscripting its migrant population could put further pressure on the Russian economy, which has been grappling with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-worker-shortage-ukraine-war-military-wages-unemployment-2024-1">severe labor shortages</a>."Unemployment is 3%, and in some regions, it is even lower," Russian Central Bank Gov. <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/russias-depleted-workforce-threatening-economic-growth-says-central-bank-2023-11-09/">Elvira Nabiullina</a> told lawmakers in November. "This means there are practically no workers left in the economy."Representatives for Russia's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

It's not just convicts. Russia is forcing its African migrants and students to fight for them in Ukraine.

More than one in five people (almost 23 per cent) in employment worldwide have experienced <keyword id="15709508" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="violence-and-harassment-at-work" source="Orion">violence and harassment at work</keyword>, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to a recent survey conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners. The survey, titled 'Experiences of Violence and Harassment at Work: A global first survey', published on Monday, found that only half of victims worldwide had disclosed their experiences to someone else, and often only after they had suffered more than one form of violence and harassment, reports Xinhua news agency. The most common reasons given for non-disclosure were "waste of time" and "fear for their reputation", the survey found, adding that women were more likely to share their experiences than men (60.7 per cent compared to 50.1 per cent). Globally, 17.9 per cent of employed men and women said they had experienced psychological violence and harassment in their working life, and 8.5 per cent had faced physical violence and harassment, with more men than women experiencing this. According to the survey, 6.3 per cent of the respondents reported facing sexual violence and harassment, with women being particularly exposed. The groups that the survey found most likely to be affected by different types of violence and harassment included youth, migrant workers, and salaried women and men. Young women were twice as likely as young men to have faced sexual violence and harassment, and migrant women were almost twice as likely as non-migrant women to report sexual violence and harassment. More than three out of five victims said they had experienced violence and harassment at work multiple times, and for the majority, the most recent incident took place within the last five years. The ILO recommends that countries extend and update mechanisms to effectively prevent and manage violence and harassment in the world of work, increase awareness in this regard, and at the same time enhance the capacity of institutions at all levels to deliver effective prevention, remediation and support, to build people's trust in justice and ensure victims are supported. The survey is based on interviews conducted in 2021 with nearly 75,000 employed individuals aged 15 years or older in 121 countries and territories. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/most-valuable-companies-with-least-number-of-employees-as-per-the-hurun-report/slidelist/96006513.cms">‘Most valuable companies’ with least number of employees, as per the Hurun report</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/all-except-three-indian-sectoral-indices-have-outperformed-their-us-counterparts-in-2022-so-far/articleshow/96004159.cms">All except three Indian sectoral indices have outperformed their US counterparts in 2022 so far</a>

More than one in five people experience violence and harassment at work: ILO

<ul class="summary-list"><li>FIFA has said it is "deeply saddened" by the death of a migrant worker during the World Cup in Qatar.</li><li><a href="https://theathletic.com/3978286/2022/12/07/qatar-world-cup-migrant-death/">The Athletic reported</a> on Wednesday that a migrant worker had died at a training facility.</li></ul>FIFA has said it is "deeply saddened" by the reported death of a migrant worker at a World Cup facility in Qatar.<a href="https://theathletic.com/3978286/2022/12/07/qatar-world-cup-migrant-death/">The Athletic reported</a> on Wednesday that a migrant worker died while performing repairs at the resort used as a training base for the Saudi Arabia squad.The Filipino man, estimated to be in his early forties, died on the premises during the tournament, The Athletic said.According to the outlet, the worker was involved in a forklift truck accident in which he slipped off a ramp and hit his head on a concrete floor.Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy, which organized the World Cup, said the incident happened on a public road within the resort, adjacent to the training area, and hence the worker was "not working under its remit."The matter is now being investigated by Qatari authorities.<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63896544">FIFA told BBC Sport</a> that it had been made aware of the incident and was in touch with the local authorities to request more details."FIFA is deeply saddened by this tragedy and our thoughts and sympathies are with the worker's family," world soccer's governing body said."FIFA will be in a position to comment further once the relevant processes in relation to the worker's passing have been completed," it added.<div type="image" title="FIFA World Cup Qatar" height="2517" width="3300" msid="96087614" hostid="261" sizebytes="238850"></div>The 2022 World Cup has been in the spotlight for years over the treatment of migrant workers hired to build and maintain the facilities needed to host the tournament.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022">The Guardian reported last year</a> that there had been a total of 6,500 migrant worker deaths in Qatar since the country was named host of the 2022 World Cup, back in 2010.Thirty seven of those deaths can be directly linked to the construction of World Cup stadiums, The Guardian said.That figure has previously been denied by the Qatari authorities, which claimed that there had been three work-related deaths in construction related directly to the tournament.Last month, however, Qatar World Cup Chief Hassan Al-Thawadi <a href="https://www.insider.com/qatars-world-cup-chief-400-500-migrants-died-not-6500-2022-11">said otherwise.</a>"The estimate is around 400," Thawadi told Piers Morgan in an episode of Uncensored. "Between 400 and 500. I don't have the exact number, that is something that is being discussed.""One death is a death too many, it's plain and simple," Al-Thawadi continued. "Every year the health and safety standards on the sites are improving, at least on our sites, the World Cup sites, the ones we are responsible for."

FIFA 'deeply saddened' by death of migrant worker during World Cup in Qatar

<ul class="summary-list"><li>DeSantis signed a bill into law to crack down on undocumented workers in Florida.</li><li>It imposes new data collection on hospitals and makes it illegal for undocumented workers to drive.</li></ul>Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping bill into law Wednesday that will make it harder for undocumented people to work in Florida, even though the measure fell short of his demands.The measure is set to be coupled with $12 million in the state budget to relocate migrants from other states, following a controversial political stunt by DeSantis last year in which he <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-dumps-migrants-on-marthas-vineyard-locals-respond-kindly-2022-9">authorized a plane</a> carrying Venezuelan and Colombian migrants to fly from Texas to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.DeSantis boasted about the stunt during a press conference in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, saying officials in blue states expected border states to "grin and bear" the care of an influx of migrants. The sweeping changes just signed into law ban undocumented people from driving cars even with licenses from other states, ban localities from issuing IDs to undocumented immigrants, impose felony-level penalties on people who knowingly bring undocumented people to Florida, and require private employers to use e-verify — a system that checks prospective workers' residency status.Hospitals will be required to ask patients for their residency status, and to collect data for the state on how much they spend providing healthcare to undocumented immigrants. Critics of the new legislation said they were deeply concerned about how it would affect businesses in Florida. "This law will hurt Florida's economy at a time when we businesses are struggling with crippling labor shortages in key sectors like healthcare, construction, agriculture, and food service," Mike Fernandez, chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners and co-chair of the American Business Immigration Coalition, said in a statement. DeSantis is widely expected to mount a presidential run now that Florida's lawmaking session has ended. Should he do so, he would face off against former President Donald Trump, whose hard-line, anti-immigration rhetoric and actions whipped up his base and led to numerous lawsuits and public backlash. DeSantis has framed the policies as a direct response to President Joe Biden's immigration policies, saying the president turned a "blind eye" to the issue. He stood behind a lectern Wednesday with a sign that read "Biden's Border Crisis. The sign used the Biden campaign logo. "We have got massive problems at our southern border with Mexico," DeSantis said at Wednesday's press conference. "This is something that is the responsibility of Joe Biden. This is a responsibility he has defaulted on, really from day one of his presidency." Last year Border Patrol made nearly <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-immigration-arrests-hit-record-reasons-for-border-crossings-changing-11660599304" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">2 million arrests of people</a> who were crossing the border illegally, and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/06/us/politics/undocumented-illegal-immigrants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">an estimated 11 million</a> people are living in the US while undocumented. An estimated 800,000 Floridians are undocumented. DeSantis signed the immigration measures into law a day before before the federal Title 42 is set to expire. The controversial, Trump administration-era policy, which began during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, returned migrants to their home countries or sent them to Mexico. Migrants have been apprehended 2.8 million times since the policy started, show data from US Customs and Border Protection. The federal government expects that more than 12,000 people could try to cross the border every day after Title 42 ends, up from roughly 7,500 today. Biden announced <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/us/politics/biden-border-crossings.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">a crackdown</a> on illegal immigration in January, saying the federal government would deny entry to people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela if they bypass official ports into the US from Mexico. While the signing marks a legislative victory and priority for DeSantis, it did not include <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-wants-new-restrictions-on-undocumented-immigrants-in-florida-2023-2">one of the governor's top asks</a>: the repeal of a provision that allows children of undocumented immigrants to get in-state college tuition rates when they've attended a Florida high school for three consecutive years. Florida has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-gets-top-ranking-in-education-amid-desantis-war-on-woke-2023-5">one of the lowest</a> costs for public colleges and universities in the US: <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2023-05-03/critics-say-desantis-is-undermining-floridas-vaunted-education-system">less than $5,000 on average</a> for in-state students who attend four-year institutions, according to US News &amp; World Report. Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nuñez <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/bill-would-revoke-florida-law-that-allows-undocumented-students-to-pay/2304629/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">originally introduced</a> the bill allowing in-state tuition for children of undocumented immigrants when she was a state lawmaker representing Miami. US Sen. Rick Scott, DeSantis' predecessor in the governor's mansion, signed the bill into law.Scott told reporters in February that it would be "unfair" to take away in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. "They didn't come here on their own volition," Scott said in Tampa, <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/floridaplaybook" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">according to Politico</a>. "It's a bill that I was proud to sign. It's a bill I would sign again today."The repeal never surfaced during the lawmakers' session, even though Republicans have a supermajority that has largely been deferential to DeSantis.

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