Transit Shelters of Construction Workers: a Review

EasyChair Preprint 9710

Abstract

The construction sector is one of the largest seasonal employment providers in India, next only to agriculture. The sector is highly unorganized. The laborers have maximum transit because of the nature of their work. Labour migration from rural to urban areas is a feature of developing countries. Mumbai, like many growing and flourishing cities, has been attracting a large number of migrants from all over the country. This group of migrant workers comes to cities for a longer period in search of work and stays on the construction sites till the site is handed over. The present study is a review of past research work of onsite living conditions of construction workers. The major focus of the study is to identify the key factors related to the accommodation facilities which affect the living condition of onsite construction workers.

Keyphrases: Construction Industry, accommodation, health and hygiene, living conditions, onsite construction workers

@booklet{EasyChair:9710,
  author    = {Tanvi Sawant and Suraj Kadam and Kapildev Jaiswal and Anubhav Malhotra},
  title     = {Transit Shelters of Construction Workers: a Review},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 9710},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2023}}