Ministry Figures Say Number of Construction Workers has Decreased
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:48 pm
Decrease or increase ?
October 17, 2019
Ministry report notes drop in number of construction workers
The Land Management Ministry has released a report which says the number of workers in the construction sector during the first nine months of this year has dropped by more than 30 percent when compared to the same period last year.
However, its findings are being disputed by the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia, which claims the number has in fact increased owing to the growing number of construction projects in the Kingdom.
In its report, the ministry said it recorded an average of between 147,450 and 150,000 people working daily in the construction sector from January till September, of which between 43,400 and 43,500 were in Phnom Penh alone.
“The number of construction workers in Cambodia dropped 31.81 percent in the first nine months this year if compared to the same period last year when the average was between 200,000 and 220,000 workers per day,” the report noted.
The ministry said the report was compiled by officials who went directly to construction sites to gather information.
The report noted that unskilled workers in the construction sector can earn from $7.50 to $10 daily, skilled workers can get between $10 to $15 while engineers, architects and other professionals are paid from $400 to $2,500 monthly.
Seng Lout, ministry spokesman, declined to comment on the report yesterday.
Sok Kin, Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia president, yesterday said that according to his estimates,the number of construction workers has not decreased as stated in the ministry report.
He said that because of big projects in the sector, the number has in fact increased by more than seven percent.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50651594/m ... n-workers/
October 17, 2019
Ministry report notes drop in number of construction workers
The Land Management Ministry has released a report which says the number of workers in the construction sector during the first nine months of this year has dropped by more than 30 percent when compared to the same period last year.
However, its findings are being disputed by the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia, which claims the number has in fact increased owing to the growing number of construction projects in the Kingdom.
In its report, the ministry said it recorded an average of between 147,450 and 150,000 people working daily in the construction sector from January till September, of which between 43,400 and 43,500 were in Phnom Penh alone.
“The number of construction workers in Cambodia dropped 31.81 percent in the first nine months this year if compared to the same period last year when the average was between 200,000 and 220,000 workers per day,” the report noted.
The ministry said the report was compiled by officials who went directly to construction sites to gather information.
The report noted that unskilled workers in the construction sector can earn from $7.50 to $10 daily, skilled workers can get between $10 to $15 while engineers, architects and other professionals are paid from $400 to $2,500 monthly.
Seng Lout, ministry spokesman, declined to comment on the report yesterday.
Sok Kin, Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia president, yesterday said that according to his estimates,the number of construction workers has not decreased as stated in the ministry report.
He said that because of big projects in the sector, the number has in fact increased by more than seven percent.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50651594/m ... n-workers/