Employability Project: Lafarge India (World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD))

Case study of a project that aims to reduce rural unemployment by training youths for the construction market.

Lafarge, a world leader in building materials, is providing professional training to rural youths as masons and helping them gain employment in the construction sector.

The first training course in a village near Jamshedpur has been a success with the successful candidates finding gainful employment with Lafarge customers.

Lafarge is discussing how to extend this program to its other plants.

This project is a win-win venture: young people got technical training and a job and Lafarge got a trained workforce and a positive corporate image. Other companies should follow Lafarge's example.