“One of our primary priorities is to very heavily recruit and promote skilled
trades careers to non-traditional participants.” –MBTCEO, Sudhir Sandhu
Woman, specifically, represent 4 to 8 per
cent of the national construction work
force, and those numbers are reflected in
Manitoba. In December 2016, Manitoba
became the fourth Canadian Province to
launch Build Together, which is a national
initiative of Canada’s BuildingTrades Union
to promote diversity and inclusion in the
construction industry. Build Together is an
initiative by skilled trades women to pro-
mote trades careers and to mentor and
support women entering the industry.
PUTTING ECONOMIC
STIMULUS TO WORK
“Manitoba is busy,” says Sandhu. “MBT
works with a unionized network, so we
welcome unionized members in other ju-
risdictions can contact their unions for
information about work opportunities in
Manitoba.”
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