Matías, Argentine Bricklayer in Spain: “Young People Don’t Want to Learn How to Work in Construction”

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Lack of new generations in traditional trades such as masonry, plumbing and electricity threatens the sustainability of a key sector for the economy

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The construction sector is hard.You only need to go out on certain dates of the year to realize that not everyone would be able to work in the open with the burning heat of the sun in summer or the cold of winter.This is one of the reasons that explain the problem facing the work today: the lack of generational relay.If in 2014 the percentage of workers over 55 years of age was 12.1%, today it reaches 22%, while young people gradually reduce the…