Salaries in constructions to grow one euro per hour

Gross average earnings in the construction sector will reach 500 euros as late as 2010-2011, specialists say. This value is significantly below the level of wages in the countries with a developed construction segment. “Earnings in constructions are small compared with the ones in Spain or Italy and will not reach 500 euros sooner than the next five years. Only skilled and experienced workers, working at least ten hours a day, can come to earn 300-400 euros,” says Florian Florescu, an economic manager with construction company Arcom. The construction market will this year boast record growth, of around 16%, but the rising turnover will not translate into surging wages. At present, a skilled worker in the sector of constructions earns around 1.7-2 euros per hour, much lower than the wages workers get in Spain, Greece, Italy or Germany. Beside the low level of earnings, the constructions market is also hurt by the strong migration of skilled labour force to foreign markets.