India being a developing country has huge demand for infrastructure and construction work as a result there is a huge demand for construction workmen. Workers in construction industry are mainly migratory and employed on contract or subcontract basis. These workers will have temporary relationship between employer and employee, uncertainty in working hours, contracting and subcontracting system, and lack of basic continuous employment, lack basic amenities, and inadequacy in welfare schemes.

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... main objective of the present study is to estimate the prevalence of respiratory and dermatological symptoms among out of state construction labours. This study was conducted in Manipal, Karnataka, among 340 male migratory construction workers. The questions asked to labours are standard questionnaire was used as a tool by the interviewer and the physical examination done by group of doctors. The medical examinations were conducted as per Factories Act and Karnataka Factories rules.. More than 75% percent of the labours belong to the age group of 18-30 years. The mean age of the labours was 20 ± 6.2 years. Most of the (43.8%) labours are from West Bengal followed by those from Bihar and Jharkhand. Most of them were suffering from lungs and skin diseases symptoms were 33.2% and 36.2%, respectively.