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Revitalizando el sector de la construcción en España: Un regreso al andamio

Cómo las condiciones mejoradas y las políticas innovadoras están atrayendo de nuevo a la fuerza laboral a la construcción en medio de un auge inmobiliario.
La industria de la construcción en España, una vez afectada por el colapso inmobiliario de 2008, está presenciando un resurgimiento en el interés laboral, ya que los salarios competitivos y mejores condiciones de trabajo atraen a los trabajadores de vuelta al sector.

A medida que España lucha con una crisis de oferta de vivienda, las empresas constructoras están experimentando una afluencia sutil pero prometedora de mano de obra que regresa de sectores como el turismo y los servicios, impulsada por una compensación atractiva y una mejor imagen del sector.

Datos recientes de la encuesta de Movilidad del Mercado Laboral de la Agencia Tributaria Española indicaron un aumento del 29% en el movimiento neto de la fuerza laboral hacia actividades de construcción de 2022 a 2023, lo que equivale a casi 18,000 trabajadores adicionales.

En marcado contraste, sectores tradicionales como las finanzas, la agricultura y la pesca están experimentando declives, marcando un notable cambio de trabajadores 'del campo al andamio'. Este resurgimiento se atribuye a la mejora de la reputación del sector y las condiciones de empleo, junto con la introducción de un plan de pensiones sectorial pionero el año pasado, ahora el más grande en España.

El renacimiento de la industria de la construcción ofrece un potencial punto de inflexión después del éxodo masivo de mano de obra tras la crisis de 2008.

En aquel entonces, miles abandonaron la construcción por alternativas más estables y lucrativas en la hostelería y el comercio.

A pesar de las tendencias favorables, la industria aún enfrenta una escasez aguda de profesionales calificados en roles técnicos y manuales para satisfacer la demanda de medio millón de viviendas urgentemente necesarias.

La última Encuesta de Población Activa revela un aumento en el empleo en la construcción, totalizando 1.479 millones en el tercer trimestre de 2024, aunque todavía lejos del pico de principios de los 2000 de más de 2.5 millones.

Esto resalta el déficit persistente de la fuerza laboral a pesar de los brotes verdes.

Se estima que 700,000 empleos directos e indirectos en la construcción podrían quedar vacantes en los próximos años sin una renovación estratégica de la fuerza laboral.

Los líderes de la industria están abogando por iniciativas gubernamentales para impulsar la formación profesional, atraer talento joven y más diverso, y facilitar la integración de mano de obra extranjera.

Actualmente, las mujeres comprenden solo el 11.4% de los trabajadores en la construcción, un aspecto señalado para mejora.

Al abordar estas carencias laborales, el sector de la construcción de España puede apoyar de manera sostenible la demanda de vivienda de la nación y sentar las bases para la estabilidad económica y el crecimiento.
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