EMMA: The Market System for Construction Labour in Port-au-Prince
Summary: The EMMA study of construction labor in Port-au-Prince, treating skills as a market.
Key Findings
- Finds 40 to 50 percent of construction workers were trained through apprenticeship and on-the-job training, over periods of up to two years.
- Reports estimates that students in formal training were learning only 60 to 70 percent of the skills needed.
- Treats labor and skills as a market system rather than as a capacity gap.
Full Description
The EMMA study of construction labor in Port-au-Prince, treating skills as a market. Reconstruction was about to demand far more trained builders than the city had, and the study quantifies how those builders were actually trained.
How to cite
International Rescue Committee (IRC); American Red Cross; Haitian Red Cross, 2010, EMMA: The Market System for Construction Labour in Port-au-Prince, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/emma-2010-construction-labour-port-au-prince