ABSTRACT
Despite the existence of sustainable management frameworks, developing countries are grappling to overcome sustainable construction labour management barriers. This is potentially due to a dearth of literature related to contextual barriers that can promote the development of appropriate interventions. Therefore, this study sought to review literature on barriers to sustainable construction labour management in developing countries to close this gap. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA 2020) methodology was applied for data comprehensiveness. A total of 109 documents were extracted from Scopus and Web of Science, using specific keywords. From the 18 delineated and relevant articles, five main barrier themes emerged from the thematic analysis: awareness deficiency, stakeholder fragmentation, lack of cultural integration, financial limitations and regulatory compliance issues. Bridging this research gap will provide for sustainable construction labour policy enhancements and fulfil the targets of the decent work agenda in the construction sector.
