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Dermatological and respiratory problems in migrant construction workers of Udupi, Karnataka
Author(s) -
Mayuri Banerjee,
Ramachandra Kamath,
Rajnarayan R Tiwari,
Narayana Pillai Sreekumaran Nair
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.174001
Subject(s) - west bengal , interview , environmental health , medicine , cross sectional study , construction industry , welfare , questionnaire , statistical analysis , socioeconomics , business , demography , engineering , economics , social science , sociology , pathology , market economy , construction engineering , anthropology , statistics , mathematics
India being a developing country has tremendous demand of physical infrastructure and construction work as a result there is a raising demand of construction workers. Workers in construction industry are mainly migratory and employed on contract or subcontract basis. These workers face temporary relationship between employer and employee, uncertainty in working hours, contracting and subcontracting system, lack of basic continuous employment, lack basic amenities, and inadequacy in welfare schemes.

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