2 建設不況下における元請・下請関係の変容 : 下請建設業と建設就業者への影響(III 投稿論文)
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We will discuss the current relationship between original-contractors and subcontractors in the building industry based upon our research, which clarifies that the collapse of the "bubble economy" at the beginning of the 1990s has reduced the market scale, and put the building industry under severe pressure from competition. Formerly, subcontractors used to undertake work continuously from particular original-contractors in order to stabilize their business. On the other hand, original-contractors could nurture and make exclusive use of excellent subcontractors. Most original-contractors organized their favorite subcontractors so that they were given work by priority. Both of them enjoyed this close long-term relationship. However, such a close relationship has been replaced with an open one, which places a priority on price competition and quality in the open market. As the competition has intensified and the pressure of cost-cutting has grown stronger, original-contractors have maximized profits by giving subcontractors orders at unreasonably low prices, and subcontractors have offered lower prices than their rivals. Recently original-contractors often refuse to pay subcontractors fees for added construction. Original-contractors have cut costs related to construction, which has brought a state of confusion and annoyed workers. In the end, this cut-throat competition has not only weakened many subcontractors, but was cut down workers' wages pitilessly and deteriorated working conditions.
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- 2003-03-31