India, Feb. 12 -- SN Subrahmanyan, Chairman and Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro, has expressed concerns over the declining migration of construction labourers in India. Speaking at CII's Mystic South Global Linkages Summit 2025 in Chennai on Tuesday, he noted that many workers are unwilling to work or relocate for jobs due to the availability of welfare schemes and a preference for comfort.

Subrahmanyan, who caused a furore with his comments on work-life balance, said that high attrition among white-collar workers does not bother him as much as the availability of labourers.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is an Indian multinational conglomerate that operates in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, and financial services. It...