Given the focus of the CIB task group, the conference will address a broad scope and topics that are organized around the conference theme of People in Construction.
Main topics
- Diversity
- Education and training
- Employment and poverty reduction
- Employment relationships
- Ergonomics
- Gender
- Health and well being
- Human resources management
- Human rights issues
- Industrial relations
- Integration of people and technology
- Labour market
- Multi-cultural issues
- Multi-lingual issues
- Older workers / Age-related issues
- People with disabilities
- Respect for people
- Role of labour in the construction process
- Skills development and transfer
- Worker engagement and empowerment
Conference outcomes
Relative to the broad topics, responses are sought to the following critical questions:
- What changes would lead to improvements?
- How can informal technology contribute to improvement?
- What are the barriers to change?
- What economic levers can be used?
- How can informal construction sector and SMME problems be addressed?
- How can education, training, and professional development be improved?
- How can skills better be developed and transferred?
- How can communication and management difficulties be addressed?
- How can safety and health risks be better recognized, understood and avoided?
- How can diversity and inclusivity be promoted?
- How can the regulatory environment be more effective?