ABSTRACT
With increasing urbanization and growth of real-estate sector the demand for ceramic tiles and sanitary wares has seen a significant surge. Due to easy availability of raw material i.e., the local clay suitable for ceramic products, quartz, calcite, frits and glazes in Gujarat and neighbouring places like Rajasthan, uninterrupted power supply and availability of cheap labour, Morbi has emerged as a prominent centre for ceramic production. The ceramic industries situated near between Morbi and Wankaner accounts for 90% of total ceramic production in India and employs migrant labours. Ceramic Industrial units provide limited housing to the migrant workers, often with minimum level of amenities. Such housing is provided near the industrial unit, often on the campus. The spill over demand of labour housing is cratered by the local market.
This research aims to study the provision of industrial housing provided by ceramic industry, focuses on the condition of ceramic industrial labours’ housing and proposed interventions to improve the housing supply for the migrant labour.
