Trade Unions in Indian IT Industry? An Employees Perspective
Published: 2010
Author(s) Name: Nidhi Bist
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Abstract
The importance of trade unions in
India descended because of
negativities associated with them;
but off late their activities are again
gaining momentum not only in
manufacturing industries but also
in service industries. IT industry is
one of the high growth service industries
in India, which has contributed
significantly to the upsurge
in the Indian economy and has created
a huge base of white-collar
occupa-tions. The industry known
for its knowledge workers is distinct
in comparison to other industries
with no organized union activities.
This paper attempts to understand
the perspective of IT professionals
towards unionization by
exploring the responses given by
these professionals for organized
trade unions in the industry. The
paper also investigates the role
trade unions can play in collective
bargaining for these knowledge
workers in the contemporary context.
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