Monday, May 05, 2008

Shortage of labourers plagues India's construction industry

The Wall Street Journal carried a timely story on the current shortage being faced by the India Construction and Infrasructure Industries. Till now it was the middle and senior level managerial personnel who were being wooed back and in what was labled as a 'reverse brain drain' but now we can see it happening at the bottom of the pyramid where some skills are in such short supply that the salaries have more than doubled!