Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Technical brief on labour based technology

Infrastructure development can contribute to substantial employment creation through labour based construction works.

This brief provides information on introducing and promoting the use of labour-based construction technologies. It covers:

- overview of key concepts relating to labour-based technology
- the types of infrastructure projects most suited to use of labour-intensive construction and labour-based technologies
- the benefits of using unskilled labour and labour-based technologies
- considerations at the project planning, preparation and implementation stages
- a short case study of a labour-based project from Thailand

 

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