锘縈ayor of London Boris Johnson is to call upon the construction sector to employ more young ex-offenders.

Companies including Crossrail, Transport for London, the Olympic Delivery Authority and Bovis Lend Lease have taken a lead on placing ex-offenders on their sites and the mayor is hoping to encourage others to do the same under an initiative to be launched next week.

The mayor claims that those who secure employment are 50% less likely to re-offend.

Explaining why the construction sector in particular had been targeted by the mayor, a spokesperson told 好色先生TV: 鈥淭here鈥檚 a history of the discipline and teamwork in construction working. It鈥檚 something that young offenders have had an interest in pursuing.鈥�

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