Latest news and stories about reconstruction in work in Portugal for expats and residents.
Six months after Storm Kristin, the Mission Structure reports 3.5 billion euros in mobilized funds, though coordinator Paulo Fernandes acknowledges significant labour shortages in construction and forestry as the primary obstacle to recovery.
The Mission Structure for the reconstruction of Portugal's central region following storm Kristin is implementing a sampling control model to inspect the use of state aid for housing repairs.
Three hours after Storm Kristin, there is a lack of manpower for the reconstruction work.
At 10 pm, Paulo Fernandes, the coordinator for the reconstruction of the country's Central Region, expressed concern regarding the lack of available workforce.
The president of the Coordination and Development Commission of the Central Region (CCDRC) stated this Tuesday that the majority of the 18,000 applications for house reconstruction in the region have not yet been opened due to a lack of labour. 'There is a lack of capacity to process the applications, and of that number, 200 have been paid, so we are...'
The Construction Union of Portugal warned today about the dangers of rebuilding areas affected by severe weather using unskilled workers, saying the sector's large companies should coordinate and release workers to ensure the work is carried out.
The cyclonic winds and torrential rain exposed many of the country's structural weaknesses and raised questions: do we have the capacity to rebuild what was destroyed? And where is the workforce?
