What is it about?
This study tries to decipher whether these two structures of caste and trade union influence each other; if yes how and why do they influence each other (the tensions and contradictions that may happen between them), and whether the influence is uniform for all members.
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Why is it important?
Ramaswamy’s study in South India, which was conducted in 1976, had dealt with the issue of caste and trade unions directly and was based on empirical data collected from the unions of textile workers in Coimbatore. After that, there has been a paucity of studies, which look at the interface of caste and unions based on systematic data collection and analysis.
Perspectives
Initially, the trade union members negated the influence of caste in modern times however as we dwell deeper they revealed that caste not only had an impact in the workspace but their social space as well.
Prof. Jatin Pandey
Indian Institute of Management Indore
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This page is a summary of: Impact of Religion-Based Caste System on the Dynamics of Indian Trade Unions: Evidence From Two State-Owned Organizations in North India, Business & Society, December 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0007650317745867.
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