They have reported workers being beaten, punched, given black eyes and broken ribs, and then beaten again if they complained.
The law requires employers to report workers who quit without permission for "absconding", an offence leading to their detention and deportation.
When the Home Ministry cleaned its cabinets of 150,000 files recently, the Times of India reported, workers found documents dating back to British rule, which ended in 1947.
In newly built steel towns, anxious officials reported, workers failed to attend the theatre after work, haunting instead pubs and underground brothels.
The New York Timesrecently reported workers' accountsof 20 people being "stuffed" in a three-room apartment and a riot set off by "a dispute over paychecks".
Despite Governor Perry's assurances that employers will do the right thing, only 40percentt of construction workers report workers compensation coverage.
It's reportedly common for employers to threaten to report workers out to immigration authorities if they dare protest.
Past research has shown that organizational group-oriented culture, smaller work team groups, and worker homogeneity relate to lower attrition rates and higher levels of reported worker satisfaction.
A study among Dutch construction workers reported that workers found it hard to attach meaning to the concept 'elevated risk' [ 40].
