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Consider This: Critics Say Boston's Diverse Hiring Policy For Construction Sites Has No Teeth
ResumeBig construction jobs are supposed to hire certain percentages of people of color, women and residents of the city, based on a longstanding city policy.
But not one major project in Boston hit the benchmark for hiring women in the past four years, and just one-third met the standard for hiring people of color.
Consider This guest host Yasmin Amer speaks with GBH investigative reporter Chris Burrell, who has been looking into the struggle to diversify Boston’s building trades.
This segment aired on October 19, 2021.