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Young Migrant Construction Workers in the Unorganised Urban Sector

Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh, India. Email-bkpattanaik{at}sify.com

This article constitutes an empirical socio-economic analysis based on a field study involving 1200 young unorganised workers found in the construction sector of the so-called tri-city of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. The main aim of the study was to examine the reasons why and how these young people had come to work in this urban environment, how they live and spend their money and what they perceive as their major problems. Based on the findings, the article argues that Indian policy makers, with specific regard to the urban unorganised labour sector, should take more-adequate measures for the protection of human rights of such migrant workers.

Key Words: employment • human rights • internal migration • migrant labour • push and pull factors • remittances • unorganised sector • urbanisation • youth

South Asia Research, Vol. 29, No. 1, 19-40 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/026272800802900102


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