ANALYSIS OF AFFECTED FACTORS ON CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY IN VIETNAM

Labor productivity of Vietnamese economy in general and Vietnamese construction industry in particular is low in comparison with other countries. There are many reason causing this low productivity in Vietnam. Boosting labor productivity is becoming an urgency and is attracting much attention from both domestic and foreign researchers. This paper focuses on a series of factors affecting labour productivity on construction sites in Vietnam. The research aims to evaluate and rate the extent of impact of each factor on labour productivity in Vietnam. The Relative Importance Index (RII) is used to measure the impact of these factors on labor productivity of construction workers on site in Vietnam based on the results of a survey collected all the necessary data. Totally, 43 factors are identified and classified into eight groups affecting the labor productivity of construction workers on sites in Vietnam while ten most influential factors have been determined that will provide the basis for the construction firms to provide effective solutions to achieve and increase the productivity of construction workers. By referring to the outcomes of this study, Vietnamese construction contractors will be able to come up with workable solutions which will contribute towards a better performance of construction workers. On that basis, the productivity of construction firms and national economy will be improved correspondingly