In India, there are an estimated 40 million migrant laborers
in the construction industry [1], who together
make an immense contribution to the country’s rapidly
developing economy [2]. Many of these laborers are parents
who migrate with their young children to work and
live in very challenging conditions [3-5]. Despite a broad
epidemiological “migration and health” literature [6] and
the documented impact of labor migration on child health
[7,8], including explorations of child maltreatment in migrant
families [9-12], little research has examined the
health, safety, development, and well-being of migrant
workers’ children. Using the methodology of a social science
case study [13] conducted at a large construction site
in the National Capital Region near Delhi, India, we examine
dynamics influencing the security and well-being of
migrant children and families who live near and work in
infrastructure development projects.