The leader of Kerala state...wants to allow unions to organise in call and software centres there, reversing a promise made by a previous administration...[Kerala] has opened several special economic zones that offer breaks from strict labour laws, in an attempt to woo...international firms...An executive with one of the technology firms however said unions would chase away business. "We are against the militant trade unionism that spoiled the industrial environment of the state. Most of the software professionals are blue collar employees who live in the upper strata of society," said Syed Ibrahim, the managing director of Palnar Transmedia based at Technopark.