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Originally Posted by towny
Indian labour is cheaper than here, but I don't think 'sweat shop' is a fair description in the case of call centres. The staff need to speak good English for a start, so they are well-educated. I believe many of them are graduates. They earn a lot less than they would here, but in India this is at the upper end of the economy. And they want to do these jobs because they are relatively well paid.India still has dreadful rural poverty but it is a rapidly industrializing economy.
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Well, as I suggested elsewhere the answer to this issue lies in rapid and effective organised labour. We should encourage the TUC and relevant affiliates to develop and expand trade unionism in India, there is already a structure available. The conditions are ripe: sweat shops, long hours and low pay, even though maybe a little better than most, it's obvious UK companies enjoy the lucrative advantages available in India, given time this will result in strikes etc, so there is the answer.
