GENDER DISPARITY AMONG FLOCKING CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO CHANDIGARH: A REALITY CHECK

Construction in Chandigarh has been taking place at a very rapid pace in recent years. The objective of this paper is to examine and highlight factors for the influx of migrants from the different states of the country which has been taking place in the city in different age groups. Gender disparity among construction workers will be emphasized by analysing the plausible reasons for migration. The migrants do not come alone but bring spouses and invite their relations from the same village to earn when there is work and there is demand for labour. The vertical mobility among the construction workers is gender specific. The research paper would try and focus on gender specific issues in the construction arena, with Chandigarh as the region under study.