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6. The Growth of the IT-BPO Industry and Women’s Work Choices in the Philippines

Author : Yoshie Hori

Published in: Base of the Pyramid and Business Process Outsourcing Strategies

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

For the past two decades, the IT-BPO industry of the Philippines, which provides a variety of services to the Global North, has made substantial contributions to the country’s economic growth by generating not only revenues but also local employment. The Philippines, indeed, replaced India as the leading destination of global business processing outsourcing. Most notably, it hosts the largest number of call centers in the world. The growth of the IT-BPO industry has brought about significant changes in the female labor force of the Philippines. While Philippine society is said to be immune to any pressure to change the status quo, it has apparently been undergoing transformation in the face of an altered economic landscape. This socio-economic development deserves close attention, because it has far-reaching effects on the lives of Filipinas as well as their families. This paper aims to explore the role of the IT-BPO industry in the formation of a middle class in the Philippines, with a focus on enhanced economic opportunities for Filipina women, who now have alternative ways to earn money in their country rather than being “exported” to foreign countries as migrant workers. To this end, 12 cases of employees of software development and medical transcription companies, including affiliates of Japanese firms, will be examined in detail.

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Metadata
Title
The Growth of the IT-BPO Industry and Women’s Work Choices in the Philippines
Author
Yoshie Hori
Copyright Year
2023
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8171-5_6

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