Indian call centres and business process outsourcing: an exploratory study of union formation

Philip Taylor; Premilla D'Cruz; Ernesto Noronha; Dora Scholarios

Indian call centres and business process outsourcing: an exploratory study of union formation

Philip Taylor
, Premilla D'Cruz
, Ernesto Noronha
, Dora Scholarios

Work, Employment And Organisation

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Abstract

In this exploratory study of union formation in the Indian call centre/business process outsourcing sector, the authors draw upon evidence from the first detailed survey of members of the recently formed UNITES, and from extensive interviews. This paper engages with mobilisation theory and analyses of trade union formation.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Sept 2007
Event	Work Employment and Society Conference - Aberdeen, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Sept 2007 → 14 Sept 2007 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/wes2007/

Conference

Conference	Work Employment and Society Conference
Abbreviated title	WES 2007
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Aberdeen
Period	11/09/07 → 14/09/07
Internet address	http://www.abdn.ac.uk/wes2007/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

call centre
india
unions
business process outsourcing

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Indian call centres and business process outsourcing: an exploratory study of union formation

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Conference

UN SDGs

Keywords

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