ODA claims two thirds of Olympics workers are British

Only three out of 10 construction jobs on the London Olympic site are going to foreign workers.

Latest figures from the Olympic Delivery Authority give a breakdown of nationalities (see box below) working on the site as the construction workforce bursts through the 3,000 barrier.

The statistics show that British and Irish builders make up 71% of the workforce.

The nationality details have been compiled for the first time as part of rigorous Olympic Park procedures to ensure work status and health and safety credentials.

The ODA is working closely with the UK Borders Agency to ensure people working on the site are legally entitled to do so. The induction process for Olympic Park workers includes on site UKBA representatives meeting workers to check employment status documentation.

Top 10 nationalities on the Olympics site*

• British: 1934 (63%)
• Irish: 229 (8%)
• Romanian: 227 (7%)
• Indian: 90 (3%)
• Polish: 74 (2%)
• Nepalese: 72 (2%)
• Lithuania: 67 (2%)
• Afgan: 48 (2%)
• Australian: 35 (1.1%)
• Ghanaian: 28 (0.9%)

*Includes workforce data for the following Olympic Park contractors: Arup; Atkins; Balfour Beatty; EDF; ELYO; London Concrete; McAlpine; Morrison; Murphy; Nuttall; and White Young & Green.