DUBAI, Apr 20 (Xinhua) : With the real estate sector in the Gulf Arab emirate Dubai showing no let-up in expanding, the construction sector will fall short of 500,000 workers by 2015, local daily Gulf News reported Saturday.
According to a survey initiated by the Dubai international academic city (DIAC) and conducted by consultancy Deloitte, construction firms and developers face a shortfall of 500,000 workers across all career levels and divisions as massive public and private projects fuel an unprecedented real estate boom in the sheikhdom.
The study showed that building and construction project management skills are most lacking among senior levels, according to 43 per cent of companies surveyed.
Likewise, 54 per cent of companies believe that design engineering skills are lacking among mid-level professionals, followed by civil engineering skills," said the report.
Dubai's winning bid to host the World Expo in 2020 also boosted the construction sector, with average rents having risen by 23 per cent during the first quarter of 2014, according to real estate consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle.
Dubai falls short of construction workers by 2015
FE Team | Published: April 21, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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