Desi techies turn to trade unions to save jobs
'Das Kapital' would probably not be on their reading lists, yet in their hour of crisis, India's information technology professionals have turned to collective bargaining techniques that Marx would laud.
Stunned by the recent wave of lay-offs in the sector as a result of the global financial crisis, the country's hitherto dormant Union for information and Technology enabled Services has enlisted the help of the mighty Switzerland based Global Union Federation and Union Network International, which has 15 million members belonging to 900 unions from all over the world. The Indian union is now a chapter of the global union.
A group of top officials from the global union is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on December 5 to meet Nasscom officials and Indian ministers to talk about how best the sector can safeguard employees' interests. After these discussions, once bearers of the Indian union will tour the country, talking to company managements about alternatives to firing employees.
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Stunned by the recent wave of lay-offs in the sector as a result of the global financial crisis, the country's hitherto dormant Union for information and Technology enabled Services has enlisted the help of the mighty Switzerland based Global Union Federation and Union Network International, which has 15 million members belonging to 900 unions from all over the world. The Indian union is now a chapter of the global union.
A group of top officials from the global union is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on December 5 to meet Nasscom officials and Indian ministers to talk about how best the sector can safeguard employees' interests. After these discussions, once bearers of the Indian union will tour the country, talking to company managements about alternatives to firing employees.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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