Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia could break a new record in housing construction this year. His words at the meeting with the winners of the High Technology Championship were quoted as follows: TASS.
One of the participants at the event told the Russian leader that he was studying to become a builder. In response, Putin noted that this sector is now rapidly developing in the Russian Federation.
According to the Russian President, the Russian Federation broke a record in housing construction.
“This much has never been built, neither in the Soviet period nor in the Russian period. Never. And it looks like this year will be a record one. “It will be a very good number next year too,” Putin said.
Before that, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin statedIt is stated that if the economy and construction develop at the current pace, the labor shortage may reach 400 thousand people by 2030. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the sector is currently missing about 50 thousand workers, which is “not too many” considering the 11 million people working in construction. Experts pointed out that the personnel shortage in the sector will increase as of mid-2022 due to the decrease in the influx of immigrants. It was recommended to strengthen career guidance for schoolchildren and modernize the construction education system.
At the end of August, the personnel shortage in the construction sector was estimated to be 200 thousand people. brought Head of the Personnel Center of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Russia Elena Senkevich.
It was previously known to citizens will expand opportunities website “Work of Russia”.