Status of Women Workers before and After Joining the Construction Industry: a Case Study

Construction industry is recognized as the sector with vast labour Intensity and economic activity after agriculture in India. This industry creates demand for both skilled and unskilled labour force. Over the last couple of decades, an increasing number of women have begun to work in the construction industry. They are most of them agriculture labourers and domestic workers before entry in to the Construction industry. They got better wages in construction industry than in agriculture sector. A study was conducted on the status and amenities women construction workers before and after joing the construction industry in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka in India, during the year of 2013. This study found that major findings and to give the recommendations for needful action to be taken by the authorities to empower the women construction workers to enhance the socio economic status.