Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage for Puerto Rico construction industry employees to $15 an hour for government contracting. The order also requires locally produced cement for government construction projects.
The measure could apply to 36,000 to 44,000 construction workers, of which 21,000 are salaried employees who work for construction companies. “That is the potential universe of people that can be impacted as long as that construction company is bidding for construction work with the government,” Labor Secretary Carlos Saavedra said.
