11.   The reconstruction uses materials and construction workers are imported from America and carefully screened by U.S. security.

12.   There, many companies are setting up factories in other countries rather than importing foreign workers.

13.   With only eight million people in the work force, more than a million workers have been imported to keep the economy rolling, according to the government.

14.   Without question, many employers are importing workers not because of critical shortages but because they want to slash labor costs.

15.   Employers refusing to accept local workers from the register would have applications to import foreign workers rejected.

16.   Former legislator Andrew Cheng Kar-foo said unemployment might again rise if employers prefer to import cheaper workers.

17.   Government and labor leaders have accused Hess contractors of importing workers from the U.S. mainland for jobs that locals can do.

18.   In fact, factories, restaurants and builders had to import workers from neighboring countries to meet labor needs.

19.   Interior Minister Uzi Baram said the demand for jobs in Israel nonetheless remains high, partly because other Western countries have even greater restrictions on importing workers.

20.   It is understood that a reduction in paper work will reduce the processing time for importing workers to three months from the current six to nine months.