Migrant Construction Workers of India

construction industry is the second largest sector of unorganised and migrant labour force in India.
THEORETICAL BASE: People migrate from one destination to another in search of livelihood.
Lack of education, caste discrimination and local politics force these people to migrate. Migrants
get exploited when they reach their destination. METHODS: The community organization is
the best method to work with such migrant labour forces. Unionization is necessary for giving
rights to these migrant workers. When people are organised using Community Organization as
strategy, we see many positive changes in the mindset of the affected labour, and society around.
Community Organization also helps to develop skills of community work amongst social workers,
and with this tool the project is able to deliver different services to work force. OUTCOMES:
Community Organization is an ongoing process, but Nirman was successful in giving a minimum
wage to construction workers. SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: Social Work education
can do more research. Social workers act as mediators between migrant construction workers
and government agencies and builder lobby for implementation of the legislation. Social workers
provide services such as counselling and also deal with issues of domestic violence and education.
Different addictions workers have and also create awareness in society about the rights of the
migrant labour force.