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May 17, 2022

Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?

Tallinn-based blue-collar hiring platform Werk has raises $1.3m in pre-seed funding as it looks to solve one of the construction industry's main pain points


Kit Gillet

4 min read

Many industries are going increasingly hybrid, meaning companies are looking for easy solutions to hire, manage and retain employees working remotely.

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