The bulk of the labour force engaged in construction is seasonal and migratory employed on piece rate basis. They are primarily committed to agriculture giving precedence to it over everything else during certain period and climatic conditions in a year. During rest of the year, they are engaged as a gang for intermittent short duration. Very often the family is the unit of employment. They do not consider their involvement in construction as a vocation and thus have commitment to profession and have little aptitude and motivation to assimilate and improve upon the required knowledge and skill of the chosen trade. The piece rate of mode of payment also encourages the workers to put long hours of work and take large risks at the cost of health and safety. Work force live near the work site where adequate provision of sanitary facilities and housing are not provided as a rule rather than exception inspite of contract provisions in the stipulated rules and labour laws. There is no availability of medical facilities, insurance and pension/provident fund benefits. In general, the employment pattern and working conditions are drastically different and primitive in construction as compared with other industries.
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