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Mewomo, M C (2022) Construction Labour Productivity in South Africa: Challenges and Possible Remedies. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 471-480.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: Labour productivity, Construction industry, South Africa
- ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9955463-6-3
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/d592badd46e7e0631df259063dbdee2f.pdf
- Abstract:
<p>Low labour productivity in the construction industry has become a concern for many professionals, not only in South Africa but also in most other developing countries. Earlier studies reveal that South Africa’s labour productivity is one of the lowest in the developing world. This has several ways of negatively impacting the nation’s economy. Consequently, this paper investigates the critical challenges affecting labour productivity in the South African construction industry, and the possible ways to overcome the identified challenges. Secondary data obtained from the literature review generated 33 challenges which were examined and analysed using the RII to rank the significance level. The 33 identified productivity challenges factors were systematically grouped into 6 clusters revealing five critical labour productivity challenges namely: Quality of site management, ineffective communication, disruption from the local forum group, equipment problems and delay in material delivery. Possible remedies to the identified challenges were highlighted and further discussed.</p>