Portugal's migrant curbs hit construction firms working to solve housing crisis
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Jose Simao, a bricklayer from Angola, migrated to Portugal in 2022 as part of a wave of immigration that is boosting the country's understaffed construction sector. At the same time, Portugal's migrant curbs are affecting construction firms that are working to address the housing crisis. The article highlights the tension between immigration restrictions and labor shortages in the construction industry.
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Construction firms rely on immigrant labor to meet demand.
Jose Simao arrived in Portugal from Angola in 2022 to work as a bricklayer.
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Immigration provides a welcome boost to the construction sector.
Opinion- Construction firms rely on immigrant labor to meet demand.
- Labor shortages are exacerbated by migrant curbs.
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Loaded language removed<p>LISBON, July 20 - Jose Simao arrived in Portugal from Angola in 2022 to work as a bricklayer, part of a wave of immigration providing a welcome boost to the country's deeply understaffed construction sector.</p>
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Immigration provides a welcome boost to the construction sector.
OpinionJose Simao arrived in Portugal from Angola in 2022 to work as a bricklayer.
The Straits TimesThe construction sector in Portugal is deeply understaffed.
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