{"id":20578,"date":"2014-09-23T18:04:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T12:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=20578"},"modified":"2014-09-23T18:14:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T12:44:59","slug":"trade-unions-to-enter-it-and-heres-why-its-a-bad-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/trade-unions-to-enter-it-and-heres-why-its-a-bad-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Unions to enter IT and here\u2019s why it\u2019s a bad idea!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recently announced intention of CITU to enter IT sector for trade union activities has sparked a lively debate across the media. Among those who express concern over the move are Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and many big-wigs from IT sector.<\/p>\n

The decision of CITU comes at a time the state is poised to make great strides in this sector. With the completion of Smart City Kochi, Technocity Trivandrum and the Rs 1200 crore investment for Downtown Technopark by US based Taurus, it is expected that 1 laksh of job opportunities will be generated in the coming years. How CITU\u2019s decision will impact our IT growth at a time like this remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

Often militant trade unions have been cited as a reason for the reluctance of investors coming to Kerala. Investors are wary of sinking crores of Rupees in Kerala and we also have umpteen examples of industries folding up due to this very reason.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unlike other industries IT has many specialities. Here, the completion of a project within the stipulated time-frame is crucial. It is well known that frequent strikes and harthals are the bane of industries in Kerala. Often militant trade unions have been cited as a reason for the reluctance of investors coming to Kerala. Investors are wary of sinking crores of Rupees in Kerala and we also have umpteen examples of industries folding up due to this very reason.<\/p>\n

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Those who have been in the IT industry for years point out that in this sector there is little need of collective bargaining as the employees are well paid, given good facilities and generally not exploited. If an employee is dissatisfied he will always seek greener pastures. Every company strives to keep their employees happy and thereby keep their attrition rate low.<\/p>\n

Those who have been in the IT industry for years point out that in this sector there is little need of collective bargaining\u00a0\u00a0as the employees are well paid, given good facilities and generally not exploited.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In their defence, trade union leaders have a different opinion to tell. \u201cThere have been demands for it and hence we discussed it. There have been reports of exploitation of employees in this sector,\u201d said Senior CITU\u00a0leader and former CPI-M member of the Rajya Sabha, K. Chandran Pillai.<\/p>\n

\"methews-ibs\"\u201cThis is an industry where the education levels of those employed are high. So everyone knows their rights and also rules and regulations regarding service conditions, so where\u2019s the question of exploitation?\u201d<\/em>
\n–\u00a0V.K. Mathews, Executive Chairman, IBS Group<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

V.K. Mathews, Chairman, Nasscom Kerala Regional Council and Executive Chairman, IBS Group said that\u00a0 the formation of trade unions will only do more damage. \u201cThis is an industry where the education levels of those employed are high. So everyone knows their rights and also rules and regulations regarding service conditions, so where\u2019s the question of exploitation?\u201d said Mathews.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, State Planning Board member and the first CEO of Technopark G. Vijaya Raghavan asked trade union leaders to find out from major IT centres like Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad if trade unions exist there.<\/p>\n

Whether CITU succeeds in penetrating IT sector and carry out traditional trade union activities successfully there, only time can tell. Do you feel there is an actual need of trade unions in this sector?<\/strong> Can they bring any real good to this industry or are they meddling with an area that has been thriving well. Let us know your feedback.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The recently announced intention of CITU to enter IT sector for trade union activities has sparked a lively debate across the media. Among those who express concern over the move are Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and many big-wigs from IT sector. The decision of CITU comes at a time the state is poised to make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":20590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-news","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20578"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}