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13/06/2008
Construction Workers Beckoned Abroad
After thousands of Irish construction workers have suffered post-slump job losses, Europe is swooping in to entice the skilled workforce abroad.
The state training agency, FÁS, has announced it is to host a jobs fair for the construction workers on D'Olier Street in Dublin where equivalent training agencies from across Europe hope to recruit skilled workers.
The jobs fair comes to Dublin as economic consultants DKM publish a report saying Ireland's building industry is the worst performer in Europe and is likely to record Europe's sharpest fall this year.
DKM predicts building output will fall by 17.7% over 2008. Home building is suffering the most and over the last year and more than 10,000 builders have lost their jobs.
Many European countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Poland are suffering from a major shortfall in construction workers as many came to Ireland during the building boom.
The FÁS says there has been steady growth in construction workers looking for work in recent months, but as yet there is no evidence that Irish workers are leaving in large numbers. The jobs fair runs until Saturday.
(DW)
The state training agency, FÁS, has announced it is to host a jobs fair for the construction workers on D'Olier Street in Dublin where equivalent training agencies from across Europe hope to recruit skilled workers.
The jobs fair comes to Dublin as economic consultants DKM publish a report saying Ireland's building industry is the worst performer in Europe and is likely to record Europe's sharpest fall this year.
DKM predicts building output will fall by 17.7% over 2008. Home building is suffering the most and over the last year and more than 10,000 builders have lost their jobs.
Many European countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Poland are suffering from a major shortfall in construction workers as many came to Ireland during the building boom.
The FÁS says there has been steady growth in construction workers looking for work in recent months, but as yet there is no evidence that Irish workers are leaving in large numbers. The jobs fair runs until Saturday.
(DW)
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