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Challenges of the Construction Industry?
Local Workforce Based on Registration
Category & Age
Category
Age At 31.12.2007
Total
< 31
31-40
>40
108,544
58,377
68,247
235,168
Semi-skilled Worker
24,623
8,897
7,527
41,047
Skilled Worker
40,193
33,023
41,575
114,791
100,297
117,349
391,006
7,065
12,668
24,588
44,321
11,020
21,436
34,710
67,166
Sub-total
18,085
34,104
59,298
111,487
Total
191,445
(38.1%)
134,401
(26.7%)
176,647
(35.1%)
502,493
General Worker
Sub-total
Supervisor
Construction Managers & Prof
173,360
Note:
1) 35.1% local construction personnel will reach the age of 50 years and above in 2017.
2) There are about 300,000 legal foreign construction workers in addition to 391,006 local workforce
(43% of the total construction workers)
Source: 1st Malaysian Construction Summit 2008 – 6th June 2008, Paper presented by Datuk Ir. Hamzah Hasan,
Chief Executive, CIDB
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