The Use of Large Unskilled Labour Force for Non-Traditional Residential Projects in Nigeria
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This paper contents its attention on the large use of unskilled
labour force for non-traditional residential buildings in
particular and for the construction works in Nigeria as a whole.
The writer notes wit h sadness that a major unemployment of
all categories of workers in the construction .industry especially
the unskilled ones is now on the increase, unlike before when the
construction industry used to be the largest industry in the nation
employing an appreciable proportion of the work force . The reason
adduoed £or this is as a. result of the non reflection of indigenisation
in moat of the architectural designs and the non patronisation
of our indigenous contractors which in turn leads to mass use of
mechanical plants and other sophisticated but costly constructional items .
items thereby rendering thousands o£ able bodied men and women 1n
the construction sites redundant. It is noted further that this
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~ development has lead to increase in crime rate in the country
and a drastic reduction in construction profits especially when one
views the high exchange rate used in procuring these equipment
and the overall maintenance costa.
Towards reversmg from this ugly practice therefore, the need
for the use of unskilled labour force is particularly stressed and
useful suggestions towards realizing this goal are discussed in this
manner.
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor, TH Building construction