Workshop on outsourcing held

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| The objective of the workshop, according to organisers, was to highlight the concepts and strategies in the case of outsourcing adopted by successful enterprises through innovative methods. |
| In his inaugural address, Sudhir Sanghi, vice-president of Fapcci, said, in many labour-intensive manufacturing and service organisations, the labour costs constituted 60 per cent of the cost of production and service. |
| In order to cut down the cost on labour and thereby reduce the cost of production, more and more companies were outsourcing the business processes, he added. |
| R Karikal Valaven, commissioner of labour, who inaugurated the workshop, said the welfare of labour should also be kept in mind by companies while outsourcing the work. |
First Published: Mar 20 2006 | 12:00 AM IST