Most jobs in the construction sector are expected to increase the workforce. The Construction Industry Federation announced the salary adjustment for the construction sector in the new year, with an average increase of 5.4%, and decided that 12 of them will increase the salary by 3% to 12.5% from the 1st of the next month. The daily wage of the “smallpox range” increased by 150 yuan to 1,400 yuan, but it is still the lowest paid type of work. The union hopes that the wage increase will attract young people to enter the sector and urges the authorities to review the problem of mismatches during construction, improve the workplace safety environment and increase skills training. Faced with the shortage of labor, the union stressed the need to guarantee the employment of local workers and opposed the importation of foreign workers.
After a meeting with some construction industry associations and other industry stakeholders, the Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions decided on the salary levels of 16 major types of construction jobs in the new year, including the daily wage of 12 le types of work will be increased by 3% to 12.5% with effect from the 1st of the month.
Frozen wage of cement bonded iron 2600 per day
The highest increase was “Ni Shui”, where the daily wage rose from the current 1,600 yuan to 1,800 yuan, an increase of 12.5%; smallpox range salary increased 12%, or an increase of 150 yuan to 1,400 yuan, but it is still the lowest daily wage. Although wages for “concrete (concrete)” and “rolled iron” are frozen, daily wages still reach 2,600 yuan. The “aluminum workers” were recently included in the union’s wage adjustment assessment, with a daily wage of 1,500 yuan.
The union also interviewed 1,470 members from August to September: 78.9% of respondents disapprove of importing foreign workers into the construction sector, 59.9% of respondents believe that current on-the-job training is insufficient and 83% of the interviewees the interviewees expressed themselves in favor of the orderly launch of projects and projects by the government, establishing a “construction period” to reduce accidents at work.
Huang Ping, president of the Construction Industry Federation, said the overall unemployment rate in the construction industry was 10.8% and the underemployment rate 11.6%, both of which improved from the same period last year. young people unite.
Hope to improve the construction period mismatch
However, he pointed out that there is a problem of discrepancies in the construction period in the sector: “You are busy and as soon as the project arrives, you will starve and starve, so that some of our workers have work, and some have no work. . ” He is even more concerned about the rush order. Workers are more nervous, resulting in an unreasonable construction period, resulting in worker fatigue and even workplace accidents.
At the same time, the union is concerned about the worsening of unpaid wages and food delays, the poor safety and environmental hygiene of construction sites and the growing problem of the lack of connection in the sector. They urged the government to help improve the workplace safety environment, provide training subsidies and carry out training for different types of jobs, avoiding the large-scale importation of foreign workers to ensure the employment of local workers.
Originally posted on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/12 types of wage increases in the construction sector 3 to 12.5 – effective next month – hope to attract new blood to the sector / 342668? utm_source = yahoorss & utm_medium = referral
