Labour force profile in construction sector

The Construction establishments in the private sector in Rwanda have 13 principal activities, with most of them doing more than two activities. The main activities in the construction sector include site preparation, construction of buildings, construction of utility projects, electrical installation, building completion and finishing, real estate and construction of other civil engineering projects to mention but a few. The principal activity that most establishments participate in is site preparation with a proportion of 29.4%, electrical installation 10.6%, and building completion and finishing 7.1%. The sector is dominated by medium establishments, which account for 44.6%. Large establishments account for 33.7%, whereas both small and micro establishments have a proportion of 10.8% each. Current labour units The construction sector in Rwanda had a total of 5,043 labor units employed as Managers, Professionals (Engineers), Liberal Professionals, Technicians and Artisans. The sector depends mainly on casual laborers, who accounts for 78.9% of the labor units. Managers accounted for 5.6%, Scientists 5.7%, Liberal Professionals 1.9%, and Technicians 7.9% of the labor units within the sector. There are large proportions of foreigners in key occupations in large establishments in the four key subsectors in the Construction industry, namely: Site Preparation, Construction of Utility Projects, Building Completion & Finishing and Construction of Buildings. Foreigners tend to dominate in key occupations including Scientist Professionals, Technicians and even Artisans. Women are underrepresented in all the occupations. In the large establishments, the industry lacks qualified Rwandans in the following professionals, and thus relies on foreign labor. o Civil Engineers o Mechanical Engineers o Electronic Engineers o Electrical Engineers o Building Construction Artisans (Laborers).