DOI: https://doi.org/10.36344/ccijhss.2025.v11i12.004

Pages: 272-278

The construction workforce that supports tourism, roads, accommodation and urban expansion in Himachal Pradesh is characterised by extensive informality, migrant labour, gendered occupational roles and limited social protection. Climate change intensifies these structural vulnerabilities. Heatwaves, intense rainfall, landslides and flash floods interrupt work, expose labourers to injury and disease, damage temporary settlements and encourage movement towards other sectors or regions. This study examines the relationship among informal construction work, social protection and climate-related mobility in Himachal Pradesh. The analysis shows that climate vulnerability is not produced by exposure alone. It is mediated by casual employment, weak contracts, inadequate protective equipment, poor sanitation, limited healthcare access, gender inequality and fragmented worker registration. Existing disaster-management training, welfare-board provisions, skill programmes and community preparedness offer an institutional base, but coverage and enforcement remain uneven. The study argues that climate mobility should not be viewed solely as worker exit, it is also an indicator of gaps in labour protection and sectoral adaptation. A worker-centred resilience strategy requires portable social benefits, climate-responsive occupational safety, reliable worker registries, gender-sensitive facilities, skill transition pathways and stronger enforcement at dispersed construction sites. The conclusion emphasises that resilient tourism and construction cannot be achieved without securing the people who build and maintain their infrastructure.