Construction workers march on Olympic site

Over 400 workers have protested at the Olympic stadium site in Stratford demanding more British employees should be given jobs in its construction.Several sites were forced to close around the country, including Lindsey oil refinery and Easington gas plant, as workers descended on the 2012 site in London.

Keith Gibson, from the GMB union, said: "The protest is about the EU legislation regards to social dumping of European workers throughout Europe in different parts of the country...They are not obeying the pay and conditions that the agreements will work under."

An ODA spokesman said: "We are providing jobs and training at a difficult time for the economy, exceeding our targets on the employment of local people. We work closely with the UK Borders Agency to ensure all those working on site are legally entitled to do so. There are high levels of direct employment on the Olympic park and we have a positive agreement with the unions representing construction workers on site which includes national wage rates. The site has an excellent health and safety record and first class working conditions.”