 Plights of Migrant Construction WorkersGuru Prakash Singh Management and Labour Studies, 2016, vol. 41, issue 3, 181-198 Abstract: This study attempts to examine the conditions of construction workers and problems faced by them in Gandhinagar city. From the analysis, it is clear that economic condition of the workers has slightly improved, but demographic–social and working–living situations of the workers are extremely pathetic and vulnerable till now. The demand and supply of migrant workers is managed through the contract system. Contractors and sub-contractors play a crucial role in providing facilities and obtaining desired employment within a short time span. From the employment point of view, the industry is totally male dominant and preponderant and female workers are unskilled and remain unskilled during their entire life. Of the many theories of migration, the Harris–Todaro model of migration is partially applicable in the rural-to-urban migration process. Unlike government employees, a construction worker has no social security, no earned leave, no sick leave and no pension or gratuity. Finally, it is clear that the objective of decent work for migrant workers will remain a major challenge for years to come. Keywords: Migrant construction workers; social condition; economic condition; working–living condition; Gandhinagar city (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:manlab:v:41:y:2016:i:3:p:181-198 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Management and Labour Studies from XLRI Jamshedpur, School of Business Management & Human Resources |
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