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Broker imposed precarity of Indian technical immigrants

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  • Shrihari S. Sohani
  • Biju Varkkey

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The primary purpose of this article is to investigate the labour supply chain of Indian technical immigrants in the United States. The two important findings that emerge are as follows: First, the study unearths a latent phenomenon of broker‐induced precarity that results from the labour supply chain and explores how aspirational jobs are becoming precarious ones. Second, the study provides a foundation for devising policies and interventions to make the process of the labour supply chain less detrimental to the Indian technical immigrants. This article draws on a seven‐month‐long field‐based qualitative study and ensures a meticulous triangulation of the findings through an analysis of archival data and actual artefacts related to manpower movement across the labour supply chain.

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  • Shrihari S. Sohani & Biju Varkkey, 2019. "Broker imposed precarity of Indian technical immigrants," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 50(3), pages 292-311, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:50:y:2019:i:3:p:292-311
    DOI: 10.1111/irj.12253
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