Skip to Content Labor shortages are complicating a recovery in Europe’s construction market, with Asian contractors increasingly stepping in to fill the personnel gap, according to Swiss cement maker Holcim AG. Miljan Gutovic Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg /Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Labor shortages are complicating a recovery in Europe’s construction market, with Asian contractors increasingly stepping in to fill the personnel gap, according to Swiss cement maker Holcim AG.