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Dutch construction projects may need to be delayed as worker shortages grow
The Netherlands faces a shortage of construction workers, according to the EIB, a Dutch construction research institute.
Its director, Taco van Hoek, said the country must choose which major projects to prioritize.
These include building homes, expanding the power grid, making buildings and systems more sustainable, and maintaining infrastructure.
The institute’s report examines the construction workforce in the years ahead.
Worker shortages mean these projects cannot all happen at the same time, so some goals may need to be delayed.
The next step is for the Netherlands to set priorities, though no specific projects or timetable were given.
A construction-sector labor shortage means the Netherlands must set priorities among major projects, says the director of the Economic Institute for Construction.
Housing, expansion of the electricity grid, sustainability work and infrastructure maintenance are among the major tasks.
The projects cannot all be carried out at the same time, according to a report on the construction labor market.
The report was presented by EIB director Taco van Hoek.
- Who
- The Economic Institute for Construction and its director, Taco van Hoek.
- What
- The Netherlands must set priorities because construction worker shortages mean major projects cannot all be carried out at once.
- When
- The report was presented on October 22, 2026.
- Where
- The Netherlands.
- Why
- Worker shortages in construction limit the ability to carry out major projects simultaneously.
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- Report presenter
- Taco van Hoek, EIB director
- Labor market
- Future labor market in construction
- Major tasks
- Housing, electricity-grid expansion, sustainability and infrastructure maintenance
- Constraint
- The tasks cannot all be carried out at the same time
- Published
- October 22, 2026