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Youth Migration, Urban Informality and Vulnerable Employment: An Empirical Study of Construction Labourers in Pune City


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1 Independent Researcher and Visiting Faculty, Department of Sociology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Sociology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, Maharashtra, India
     

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The urban informal sector provides substantial employment opportunities and functions as a magnet attracting rural youth from different parts of the country. It is the last resort of livelihood for millions of young, rural semi and unskilled labourers and it influences their decision of migration. Hence, it is essential to investigate the work and employment conditions at the destination cities. The units of analysis in the present study areyoung male and female populace who are engaged as informal labourers in the construction industry in Pune city. This Mixed-Method study intends to understand and explore not only various minute aspects of vulnerabilities related to work and employment faced by migrant youth, but also the status of social security welfare measures.
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Authors

Kuldeepsingh Rajput
Independent Researcher and Visiting Faculty, Department of Sociology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India
Jagan Karade
Department of Sociology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


The urban informal sector provides substantial employment opportunities and functions as a magnet attracting rural youth from different parts of the country. It is the last resort of livelihood for millions of young, rural semi and unskilled labourers and it influences their decision of migration. Hence, it is essential to investigate the work and employment conditions at the destination cities. The units of analysis in the present study areyoung male and female populace who are engaged as informal labourers in the construction industry in Pune city. This Mixed-Method study intends to understand and explore not only various minute aspects of vulnerabilities related to work and employment faced by migrant youth, but also the status of social security welfare measures.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21648/arthavij%2F2022%2Fv64%2Fi2%2F215272