Construction Workers in Hyderabad SHAHEEN WOMEN’S RESOURCE AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION www.shaheencollective.org Shaheen, 23-3-540, Baqshi Bazar, Sultan Shahi, Old City, Hyderabad - 500 265 + 91-40-2438 6994 www.actionaidindia.org actionaidindia @actionaid_india @actionaidcomms ActionAid India Country Office, R - 7, Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi - 110016 +91-11-4064 0500 ActionAid India - Telengana & Andhra Pradesh Regional Office, #21, Brooke Bond Colony, Kakaguda, Kharkhana, Secunderabad - 500015 +91-40-40149631/65445410 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN HYDERABAD Construction Workers in Hyderabad Published in : December 2017 Written by : Dr. Mohammed Irfan Research Team : Dr. Mohammed Irfan P.V. Ramakrishna V. Parvathalu S.V. Lakshmi E. Anitha Cover Design by : Nabajit Malakar Printed by: Shiva Graphics Chikkadpally, Hyderabad Ph : 9346603428 e-mail :
[email protected] Foreword The “informal” sector in India is a major part of the economy and employs an overwhelming majority of the country’s working population. However people dependent on the informal economy live in vulnerable conditions, with precarious access to livelihood and entitlements including food security, health, housing, education and social security. A key focus of ActionAid India’s work in urban areas is to help ensure secure livelihood and entitlements for people in the informal economy. Our interventions on the ground range from providing building workers’ collectives, campaigning for decent and equal wages, skill building, facilitating the registration of workers in various boards set up for their rights and entitlements and help ensure that workers are able to access them. Construction workers are part of an industry where government estimates hold that more than 90% of the labour is unorganized.