Labour Subcontracting in the Construction Industries of Developing Countries: An Assessment from Two Perspectives

• Main Author: Wells, Jill
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2006
• Subjects: TH1-9745 Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/42582/1/2_Jill_Wells%28p.17-36%29.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/42582/; http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol11_1_2006/2_Jill%20Wells(p.17-36).pdf
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

The practice of employing labour through subcontractors (often referred to as the "outsourcing" of labour) is both long established and widespread in the construction industries of developing countries. Recent studies show that it is also increasing in both developing and developed count...