The Problems of Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry in Cambodia

Chanputhearak Men; Wasaporn Techapeeraparnich; Danai Wantanakorn; Nathee Athigakunagorn

doi:10.1007/978-981-97-5315-4_26

The Problems of Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry in Cambodia

Chanputhearak Men
, Wasaporn Techapeeraparnich
, Danai Wantanakorn
, Nathee Athigakunagorn

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mahidol University
Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok
Kasetsart University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Cambodia is one of the developing countries in Southeast Asia. Since the last decade, the construction industry has slightly improved through investment from foreign investors especially Chinese investors. The main focus of development is in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. With the country’s small population and low rate of advancement in the construction industry, Cambodia has faced the problem of a labor shortage considerably. This research aims to identify the causes of labor shortages and possible solutions or strategies to solve labor shortages problems in Cambodia. The research conducted a semi-structured interview with experienced experts, followed by a Delphi questionnaire survey. The finding of major cause of labor shortage is the government policy in maintaining wages of construction labor low in order to attract foreign investors. Contractors are preferably implementing solutions or strategies to cope with problems that can gain fast results in recruiting more labors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture - Proceedings of ICCEA 2023
Editors	Thomas Kang, Youngjin Lee
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	266-278
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9789819753147
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5315-4_26
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture, ICCEA 2023 - Bali Island, Indonesia Duration: 16 Dec 2023 → 18 Dec 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	531 LNCE
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture, ICCEA 2023
Country/Territory	Indonesia
City	Bali Island
Period	16/12/23 → 18/12/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Cambodia
Construction labor
Labor Shortages

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Men, C., Techapeeraparnich, W., Wantanakorn, D., & Athigakunagorn, N. (2024). The Problems of Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry in Cambodia. In T. Kang, & Y. Lee (Eds.), Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture - Proceedings of ICCEA 2023 (pp. 266-278). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 531 LNCE). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5315-4_26

Men, Chanputhearak ; Techapeeraparnich, Wasaporn ; Wantanakorn, Danai et al. / The Problems of Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry in Cambodia. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture - Proceedings of ICCEA 2023. editor / Thomas Kang ; Youngjin Lee. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. pp. 266-278 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Men, C, Techapeeraparnich, W, Wantanakorn, D & Athigakunagorn, N 2024, The Problems of Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry in Cambodia. in T Kang & Y Lee (eds), Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture - Proceedings of ICCEA 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 531 LNCE, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 266-278, 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture, ICCEA 2023, Bali Island, Indonesia, 16/12/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5315-4_26

The Problems of Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry in Cambodia. / Men, Chanputhearak; Techapeeraparnich, Wasaporn; Wantanakorn, Danai et al.
Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture - Proceedings of ICCEA 2023. ed. / Thomas Kang; Youngjin Lee. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. p. 266-278 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 531 LNCE).

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Men C, Techapeeraparnich W, Wantanakorn D, Athigakunagorn N. The Problems of Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry in Cambodia. In Kang T, Lee Y, editors, Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture - Proceedings of ICCEA 2023. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2024. p. 266-278. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-5315-4_26

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