CIF calls for sector ministerial office

A SPECIFIC ministerial office for the construction industry needs to be established in recognition of its “essential role” to the economy, according to the sector’s main representative body.

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has called on the Government to adopt a more enterprise-focused approach towards the sector and recognise that it still has a major role to play in the domestic economy.

Earlier this year, the CIF criticised the Government for risking further damage to the economy by failing to have a national construction plan in place and cutting investment in the sector. The representative body also forecast that the number of jobs lost in the construction sector could exceed 320,000 by the end of this year.