THE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF WOMEN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN TAMIL NADU: A STUDY

Abstract: India's construction sector is among the fastest growing in the world, ranking in the top five global construction markets. Everywhere it operates, the construction sector has issues and obstacles. However, these obstacles and challenges coexist with a generalised state of socioeconomic stress, ongoing resource shortages, institutional flaws, and an overall incapacity to address the fundamental problems of developing nations like India. Millions of women who work in the construction industry are the pillars of economic development. In addition to earning far less than men, they demand equal pay for equal work and a good working environment in the workplace. The study explores the socio-economic status of women construction workers in Tamil Nadu to assess the prevailing conditions in the study area. The study's empirical data came from a primary survey conducted in a few Tamil Nadu districts. It should be acknowledged that workers must be provided with decent working conditions, a minimum salary, and access to a minimal level of social security. The study concludes that one of the industries that is essential to ensuring that people live well is the construction sector and socioeconomic development is inevitable.

Keywords: Construction Workers, Women, Welfare and Security, and Tamil Nadu.