Work and Life of Interstate Migrant Construction Workers: Current Issues and Situations

Abstract:

On recent years in India, the growth rate of labour movement both within the country and out of the country has been increased due to various situations. The concepts of labour migration happen when their expectations and requirements are mismatch with the existing opportunities in their native they decided to move out. Still these movements have not been registered by any mode of records. Since they are invisible workforce and are most welcomed sources for construction industry, this is because of the complex nature of employment activity and the requirement of labor is huge in construction sites. This situation grabbed the attention of many migrants to these vulnerable employment activities. Thus the researcher has made an attempt to study the present situation of interstate migrant workers in construction site in Trichy. The main objective of the study is to know the problems of working and living conditions of interstate migrant workers in construction industry. The design adopted for the present study is descriptive in nature. The study is based on both the primary and secondary data for fruitful investigation. Snowball sampling method is used for selecting the respondents. The Self -prepared interview schedule was used for collecting the data from the respondents. The translator has been appointed to communicate with respondents to collect data. The primary data has been collected among the Interstate Migrant workers through interview schedule and the secondary source of information has been collected through internets, previous research studies, published articles and magazines for supporting information. The findings of the study reveals that the plight of interstate migrant workers in the construction site.

Author Name : Parameswaran. S & Dr.R.Mangaleswaran

Keywords: Employment activity, Construction site, Interstate Migrant Workers, Vulnerable employment, invisible workforce.


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