Report of Proceedings 27 September - 1 October 1993

Harare, Zimbabwe

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Table of Contents

Session 1 Introduction to the Seminar

1. Introduction

2. Structure of this Report

3. Acknowledgements

Session 2 Tools and Equipment

1. Handtools and Equipment - The Current Scene

2. Handtools and Equipment for Labour-based Construction: Lesotho’s Experience

3. LCU’s Experience with Compaction Equipment and its Crushing Effect

4. Equipment Maintenance

5. Equipment: A Manufacturer’s Perspective

6. Intermediate Equipment to Support Labour-based Roadworks

7. Plenary Discussions

Session 3 Site Visit to Labour-based Road Projects

Session 4 Small-Scale Contractors

1. Improve Your Construction Business

2. To what extent can Experiences in Training Contractors and their Staff be carried from one Country to Another?

3. Labour-based Contracting: Contractor Management

4. Labour-based Contracting: Uganda’s Experience

5. Introduction of Labour-based Contractors to the Bank: Some Pitfalls

6. Earth Roads: Team Task Calculation Aids

7. A Review of Recent Labour-Intensive Construction in South Africa

8. Plenary Discussions

Session 5 Women and Labour-based Roadworks in Sub-Saharan Africa

Session 6 ASIST Information Services

Session 7 Group Work

Annex 1 Agenda for the Seminar

Annex 2 List of Participants with Addresses