The improved situation would be a boon to the growing IT enabled services sector that was partially affected by large-scale agitation by British labour unions over shifting of jobs to India.
Pound, who is also chairman of the Labour Friends of India is heading an eight-member delegation to India. He will meet Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday.
The delegation visited a few IT and ITeS companies in the city and said the working conditions were good.
Pound and his team are in India to exploit opportunities in a few identified sectors like bio-technology, IT and ITeS, healthcare and agro-processing.
The delegation after meeting FICCI members at a roundtable discussion invited a business delegation to the UK.
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