Study of construction workers’ accommodations in Mumbai metropolitan region of India
By: Parte, Himani Tawade
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(6), June.Description: 23-34p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: Construction workers (CW) in India are usually from the ru-
ral poor or families who migrate to urban pockets of the country in
expectation of better earning opportunities. Mumbai Metropolitan
Region (MMR) is one of the fastest developing areas in India and
absorbs a considerable amount of labour workforce on construction
and interior projects. Although the BOCW Act 1996, entitles CW with
the facility of free accommodations from employers, it fails to consid-
er the accommodation requirements for un-employed and self–em-
ployed workers, who end up living in slums. The quality of employ-
er provided accommodations too are found to be pitiful and below
habitable standards. This research sheds light on the issues related
to the CWs accommodations in MMR. Firstly, through evaluation of
different types of labour accommodations, on the basis of parame-
ters for Safe and Healthy Environments, the paper highlights the fact
that the most commonly used labour accommodation types in MMR
do not satisfy the parameters. Based on further investigations and
analysis, the paper infers that the reasons leading to accommodation
issues are absence of standards and guidelines, cost cutting from
employers, lack of resistance from the workers and absence of alter-
native solutions, and concludes with recommendations for bringing
positive change in the labour accommodation system.
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Construction workers (CW) in India are usually from the ru-
ral poor or families who migrate to urban pockets of the country in
expectation of better earning opportunities. Mumbai Metropolitan
Region (MMR) is one of the fastest developing areas in India and
absorbs a considerable amount of labour workforce on construction
and interior projects. Although the BOCW Act 1996, entitles CW with
the facility of free accommodations from employers, it fails to consid-
er the accommodation requirements for un-employed and self–em-
ployed workers, who end up living in slums. The quality of employ-
er provided accommodations too are found to be pitiful and below
habitable standards. This research sheds light on the issues related
to the CWs accommodations in MMR. Firstly, through evaluation of
different types of labour accommodations, on the basis of parame-
ters for Safe and Healthy Environments, the paper highlights the fact
that the most commonly used labour accommodation types in MMR
do not satisfy the parameters. Based on further investigations and
analysis, the paper infers that the reasons leading to accommodation
issues are absence of standards and guidelines, cost cutting from
employers, lack of resistance from the workers and absence of alter-
native solutions, and concludes with recommendations for bringing
positive change in the labour accommodation system.
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