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A Bush administration official Wednesday said the U.S. can best protect IT jobs by investing in training and education and not by enacting legislation that would prohibit offshore outsourcing. “If we embrace isolation and reject working with the rest of the world, it will be to our detriment,” said Phillip Bond, under secretary of commerce […]
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- elKore: The problem is - most companies underestimate the cost of outsourced IT development, thinking that $...
read more - AV: Every large culture has sub-cultures and it breaks down to the level of family culture. It is useles...
read more - Mr. Customer: This is complete crap! Ever try to talk to some Hodgi in India? They freakin' can't speak English an...
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Thursday, June 24th, 2004, Permalink
Thursday, June 24th, 2004, Permalink
Northwest Airlines is threatening to discipline or fire union employees if they disparage the company in an informational picketing campaign about offshore outsourcing planned for July 2 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Local 33 and the Professional Flight Attendants Association are planning to picket outside the ticketing area […]
Thursday, June 24th, 2004, Permalink
On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved legislation to alter the corporate tax code, provide $155 billion in tax breaks and add billions in federal spending to special interest groups. And on Friday, House Democrats failed to block a multibillion-dollar Department of Homeland Security contract for Bermuda-based Accenture.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004, Permalink
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Rows of engraved faces stare from plaques on the Inventors Wall.
These are engineers who have made design breakthroughs used on some of the world’s most popular cars and trucks. All the engineers work for Delphi, a Michigan company, at its Mexico Technical Center.
They’re here largely because Delphi has thousands of assembly-line […]
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004, Permalink
The loss of jobs may not be the only impact of offshore outsourcing on the U.S. workforce. It could also hurt the employee benefits of U.S. workers, according to Stephen W. Skonieczny, a partner in the employee benefits and executive compensation group of law firm Dechert LLP.
Because offshore outsourcing usually causes a decrease in a […]
Sunday, June 20th, 2004, Permalink
You don’t have to go offshore to save money for your small business. Outsource your work locally.
Follow these pointers from Bob Sibley, chairman of Richmond SCORE, Mark Wilson, CEO of The Growth Coach in Clifton Park, N.Y., and Barbara Weltman of Millwood, N.Y., author of small-business books and the national newsletter, “Big Ideas for Small […]
Sunday, June 20th, 2004, Permalink
Guess who stands to gain the most from the outsourcing wave . The techies who are being paid huge amounts or the foreign companies which get cheap labour? Well, it is the outsourcing companies which gain the most from H-1B deals.
Despite all the hue and cry over the increasing number of job shifts, foreign […]