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Protectionist Backlash Against Outsourcing
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ^ | July 2003 | ASSOCHAM

Posted on 07/30/2003 9:44:14 PM PDT by RockyMtnMan

ASSOCHAM Bulletin July 2003 (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India)

PROTECTIONIST BACKLASH AGAINST OUTSOURCING IN THE U.S AND EUROPE

What should be India’s Response?

ASSOCHAM REPRESENTATION TO THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The proponents of complete liberalization of trade and full market access have often sited economic efficiency to substantiate their viewpoint. Multilateral trade bodies like WTO are also based on these non-discriminatory principles. Ironically, the recent criticism of outsourcing, a concept based on efficiency criterion, comes from the patrons of trade liberalization i.e. U.S and U.K.

Form of the outsourcing backlash

Implication: Anti-Outsourcing Bills:

L-1 Visa Bill:

Reaction of the Indian ITES Industry

ASSOCHAM had forwarded a 4-point strategy to ITES industry in the survey on what could be India’s response to the proposed anti-BPO legislations in the U.S. and U.K. An analysis of the survey responses shows:

ASSOCHAM initiated a discussion within its BPO Steering Committee on what could be India’s multi-faceted strategy on this subject. Accordingly, an 8-point strategy model is presented below:

The 8-Point Strategy Model



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: backlash; india; offshoring; outsourcing
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To: WRhine

if wages keep on collapsing in this country there will be a backlash >>>>>>

There are some on this forum who beleive the average wage is rising in real terms (adjusted for puchasing power). I personally beleive these people are smoking some kind of weird stuff.


81 posted on 07/21/2005 9:03:54 AM PDT by RipSawyer
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Yeah, I guess I am. I stumbled on this thread and typed a couple of replies before I realized how old it is.


82 posted on 07/21/2005 9:08:28 AM PDT by RipSawyer
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