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India Will Need to Recruit 120,000 Foreigners
indi_jobs writes "After all the noise about jobs moving from Europe and USA to India, ZDNet India is reporting that 'India faces a massive shortage of workers with European language skills over the next five years which could see the country needing to recruit up to 120,000 foreigners...' Looks like the jobs may be moving to India but they might require the original people to do some of the jobs!" From the article: "Evalueserve said the ramping up of non-English speaking capability by the Indian offshore firms is an attempt to capture a larger share of the continental European outsourcing market, and reduce the country's high-risk exposure of more than 80 per cent of business coming from the UK and the U.S. economies."
karma
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i guess they're gonna need to outsource back over to this side of the ocean.
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Looks like the jobs may be moving to India but they might require the original people to do some of the jobs!
Ah, the joys of documenting others' code.
To combat the labour shortage, India should outsource the work to North America and Europe. Lots of surplus labour. And the way wages are climbing in India, the West might be able to do it cheaper.
English-speaking language skills could also be in short supply.
I find this hard to believe considering the proficiency in English I see evidenced in the average Indian help desk I've frequented. I'd venture to say some of them speak even more weller than some Slashdot editors.
as a reduced price lunch.
Ya, if dey need somebuddy withan upper Grea' Lakes accent, I'm der man, eh?
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Globalism is great. Eventually Africa will be used as it really is the last spot of untapped labor (although a tad risky at the moment).
I'd venture to say some of them speak even more weller than some Slashdot editors.
I agree, except for more authenticity, I would have written it: "...some of them speak even more weller then some Slashdot editors.
BTM
That was the turning point of my life--I went from negative zero to positive zero.
Now you are beginning to get the hang of this global economy stuff!
Shouldn't you be doing something useful?
What's the point in subsidizing orange growth in Florida, if Brazil has perfect soil and climate for growing oranges, while Florida is only marginally adequate for oranges? Why does Europe grow sugar beets if sugar cane produces sugar at much lower costs?
What happens if the few nations that grow sugar cane decide to cut off the supply to certain countries?
First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.