A man died yesterday while working on a building site in South Lanarkshire.

Police said emergency services were called to the site near Shott Farm on Hamilton Road in High Blantyre at about 09:45.

Paramedics treated a seriously injured 45-year-old man, but he died at the scene.

He was working at the Avant Homes construction site. The company said an investigation had been launched and all work at the site had been suspended.

The man has not yet been formally identified.

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Ms Haughey says people are moving beyond "9-5 work". 

The SNP MSP says maintaining workers rights will be so much harder in the future.

She says we should remember those who have lost their lives just going to work. 

Ms Haughey raises the tragedy of a man losing his life at work in Blantyre yesterday. 

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Ms Haughey uses her motion to say:  

• mark International Workers Memorial Day on 28 April 2017 as a day to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of incidents at work,
• this year’s theme is tackling inequalities in occupational health 
• evidence shows that workers protected by trade unions are less likely to suffer injury
• there are benefits for employers and organisations already working with trade unions
• seffective and meaningful enforcement is vital in improving health and safety across Scottish workplaces

SNP MSP Claire Haughey says international workers memorial day was established in America.

Ms Haughey says workers and representatives comes together to demands action and better working conditions.

The SNP MSP says the motto for this day is "remember the dead - fight for the living".

She says workplace deaths and injuries are preventable and she is proud to support the trade union movement. 

That ends first minister's questions

Here is SNP MSP Clare Haughey's motion for the member's debate on International Workers Memorial Day 2017.

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Labour MSP Alex Rowley asks if the council tax is still unfair.

Ms Sturgeon says the rebanding of the council tax has made it fairer.

The first minister says there are only eight councils proposing the council tax freeze and all are Labour run.

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Councils should be handed full control over local taxation, including the ability to scrap levies and introduce new ones, a think tank has proposed.

Reform Scotland said the measure should form part of an overhaul of local governance in Scotland.

The body argues that successive governments have eroded councils' powers.

The Scottish government said it was committed to making local taxation "more progressive".

Tory MSP Adam Tomkins asks what the Scottish government's position is on Reform Scotland's view that local authorities should be responsible for all matters that are not specifically reserved to the Scottish Parliament. 

Ms Sturgeon says: "Maybe the Tories should practice what they preach occasionally on some of these issues."

The first minister says local authorities must also transfer the powers they have to local communities.

Mr Tomkins says his party argues councils should grow their local economies and asks what powers Ms Sturgeon will devolve from Holyrood.

The first minister says councils are already growing their local economies.

Labour MSP Claire Baker asks what the Scottish government's response is to reports of sexually exploitative behaviour in the private rented housing sector.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she was horrified tor read the reports the member is referring to.

Ms Sturgeon says the implemenation of Equally Safe tackles any violence against women and girls which will help tackle exploitation.

Forcing someone in any way to participate in any sexual activity is a crime says the first minister.

Ms Baker says sex for rent adverts in Scotland  have been posted online and asks how landlords doing this can be properly dealt with.

The first minister says the government will look carefully at what action can be taken and her minister will meet the member to look at this.

She says the problem will often be that there is no formal tenancy arrangement.

SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson calls on Labour to apologise for PFI.

The first minister agrees and says, although PFI was not directly responsible for school building defects, questions must be asked about the contracts putting profits before quality.

Scottish Labour MSP Daniel Johnson says the underlying issue was the failure of contractors that was not picked up by building control.

He asks what changes will be made to the building control regime.

The first minister says that is a fair question, she says she recognises the disruption pupils in Edinburgh faced and adds that the government will reflect very carefully on the building control regime and all guidance is being reviewed.

Here is a breakdown of responses to BBC Scotland's Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding schools affected by construction defects.

Defects found at 72 more Scottish school buildings.

Tory MSP Edward Mountain asks what the Scottish Government's response is to the reports of defects found in school buildings.

Ms Sturgeon says the health and safety of pupils is of paramount importance.

The first minister says the government has written to the construction industry with details of the report.

Mr Mountain asks for an explanation as to why it has taken problems in 72 schools for the government to take the issue seriously.

Ms Sturgeon says the government did not wait for the independent report but acted promptly.

She says none of the schools requiring remedial work were built under the SNP but accepts the government must ensure school buildings are safe.

Nicola Sturgeon is in New York for a series of meetings at the United Nations.

The first minister earlier told an audience of students at Stanford University, in California, that independence would enable Scotland to remain an open, free-trading nation, despite the UK's vote to leave the European Union.

BBC News correspondent James Cook reports from Stanford.

Tory MSP Jackson Carlaw says the first minister was seen under a banner with the title Queen of Scots which is not what he hears her being referred to closer to home.

Mr Carlaw asks about trade deals with the US.

Ms Sturgeon says there were gasps of horror in New York when she outlined the details of the rape clause policy.

The first minister calls on Jackson Carlaw to have the courage to say it is morally reprehensible.

Moving on, she says she did not meet with the US government but says she got the message across that Scotland is open for business.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signed a joint agreement with the governor of California committing them to work together on climate change.

She met Jerry Brown for talks in Sacramento during a five-day visit to the United States.

They discussed how the two administrations could work together to achieve the ambitions set out in the Under2 memorandum of understanding between subnational governments.

This aims to cut CO2 emissions.

SNP MSP Maree Todd asks whether the first minister will provide an update on her visit to the United States.

The first minister says: "Yes."

Ms Sturgeon then does so and says the relationship between Scotland and America is an important one and the visit was important in that regard.

Ms Todd says she was pleased to see the climate deal with the governor of California.

Ms Sturgeon says Scotland is making huge progress in meeting climate change obligation but accepts there is much more to be done.