He said demand is not covered for any of the specialized jobs on construction sites, lacking welders, bricklayers and others.
“In construction, given the large infrastructure projects that have been announced, Romania would need about 700,000 workers and there are just 350,000 workers in the entire local construction sector,” he said.
Erbasu added tenders for large public works should include workforce availability among selection criteria.
“There are contractors who win tenders and have just 10 employees. Officials are bragging about signing contracts and absorbing EU funds in vain because there is no workforce to get those projects done,” he said.