Offshoring and Working Conditions in Remote Work

Author/creator Messenger, Jon C. Editor
Other author Ghosheh, Naj Editor
Other author International Labour Office.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington : International Labour Office Washington : Brookings Institution Press [Distributor]
Description282 p. 22.000 x 06.500 cm.
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Summary Annotation Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), combined with organisations seeking to reduce costs, have led to a dramatic growth in service sector offshoring and outsourcing, most notably to developing countries such as India. However, despite a burgeoning literature on this phenomenon, little attention has been given To The working and employment conditions that exist in the growing number of workplaces providing business process outsourcing and IT-enabled services in developing countries. The authors address this phenomenon by examining and providing a historical context For The development of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, based on case study analysis of working conditions in four countries where this industry is large or growing - Argentina, Brazil, India And The Philippines. Policy advice is offered to policy-makers and companies on how the growth of "good quality" jobs can be promoted as these industries grow and mature around the world.
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ISBN9789221230014
ISBN9221230015 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9789221230014
Stock number00013442

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