The upcoming presidential election, a job-challenged economic recovery and an unstoppable trend toward outsourcing have forced a debate on the offshore hiring of IT services workers. Tech industry leaders are arguing that foreign employment is necessary to compete in the world market. Defending the practice of hiring workers globally so that companies can compete globally, the Computer Systems Policy Project this week released a report arguing that efforts to curb the trend likely would hurt U.S. competitiveness and possibly trigger a trade war.
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Lawmakers, Tech Leaders Debate Offshoring
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 8, 2004 10:41 AMThe upcoming presidential election, a job-challenged economic recovery and an unstoppable trend toward outsourcing have forced a debate on the offshore hiring of IT services workers. Tech industry leaders are arguing that foreign employment is necessary to compete in the world market. Defending the practice of hiring workers globally so that companies can compete globally, the Computer Systems Policy Project this week released a report arguing that efforts to curb the trend likely would hurt U.S. competitiveness and possibly trigger a trade war.