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Is there even the workers needed to build all these houses we need? We have in my city a plan for a >4000 houses to be built. I asked my brother who is a carpen
by 14 5y ago
Is there even the workers needed to build all these houses we need? We have in my city a plan for a >4000 houses to be built. I asked my brother who is a carpenter how could they do that. He said either a lot of workers and some time or fewer workers and a lot of time. The company he works for already struggles to find skilled workers to build houses so makes me wonder how can we build all these places when it seems the crews are already currently too busy.
- dehrmann 5y agoThere aren't. My fear with the current infrastructure bill is it's a really lousy time for it when there's already a shortage for construction workers. It's what should have been passed in 2010 when construction workers were out of work.
- 88840-8855 5y agosame thing in Germany; unis are flooded but nobody wants to do an apprenticeship anymore. prices for even the smallest repairs in my flat that i rent have exploded and i have to wait for a long time until they even come. migration doesn't solve this issue either. I'm volunteering at the local refugee center. while qualified "EU blue card" expats have an academic background and work in offices, the lower qualified migrants who came in 2015+ from Syria and Iraq are not interested in getting an apprenticeship in labor intensive jobs. My brother, a carpenter, had left germany 5 years ago and migrated to Canada. Life is better there, he says.
- 14 5y agoHey where about is your brother? I am Canadian on Vancouver Island. Come say hi some time.
- nicbou 5y agoTo be fair, I'm not sure if the apprenticeship path is even available to immigrants, let alone known to them. They are still nebulous to me, and helping immigrants move here is my job. Besides, the language requirements for apprenticeships is likely much stricter than for cushy office jobs.