Documentation of Labour Rights Violations in the Information Technology Sector in India

[Informalisation and Labour Rights - Working Paper]

IT sector is one of the largest contributors to the Indian Economy. It is a knowledge-oriented service sector where the units of production are human beings. Since its inception, it had made dramatic changes to the working conditions. This study seeks to identify the areas outlined and the corresponding policy environment under which the IT sector operates. The study aims to identify the new management practices and their effects on the rights of workers. It also discusses the situation of job permanency, unionisation efforts, and industrial relations in the IT sector, as well as the overall situation of wage and working conditions, social security and welfare measures available to the workers which will help to identify and understand the nature and pattern of labour rights violations in the IT sector in the era of globalisation and liberalisation,