Global information processing: the emergence of software services and data entry jobs in selected developing countries

Mitter S. and R. Pearson

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Provides an overview on the effects of off-shore software and computer services and the internationalization of data entry work on the quantity and quality of White collar employment in developing countries, particularly in Brazil and India.

Keywords: computer services industry; data entry operator.; international division of labour; trend; outsourcing; highly qualified workers.; nonmanual workers.; employment; women workers; employment; working conditions; case study; statistical table; industrie du logiciel; opérateur de saisie; division internationale du travail; tendance; externalisation des activités; travailleur hautement qualifié; travailleur non manuel; emploi; travailleuses; emploi; conditions de travail; étude de cas; tableau statistique; industria de los programas de computación; operador de insumos computarizados; división internacional del trabajo; tendencia; tercerización; trabajador altamente calificado; trabajador no manual; empleo; trabajadoras; empleo; condiciones de trabajo; estudio de casos; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 59 pages
Date: 1992
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