U.S. Suspends JEEP Aid

gManZboy writes "As noted last week, the USAID's JEEP (Job Enabling English Proficiency) program has been using U.S. taxpayer dollars to train students in the Philippines to work at outsourcing call centers. An update: After Congressman Tim Bishop and a colleague protested to USAID, USAID decided to suspend funding to the effort. 'In response to the concerns you have raised, the Agency is suspending its participation in the English language training project in Mindanao pending further review of the facts,' said USAID deputy assistant administrator Barbara Feinstein, in a letter Monday to Bishop. 'Furthermore, the Agency has established a high-level taskforce to review these matters.' Bishop says that USAID needs to find ways to assist developing regions without compromising the jobs of U.S. call center workers"

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I called tech support.

[mrmeval]

I called tech support for black box router #5. I ended up talking to someone in a call center in the Bronx.

After about 5 minutes of not being able to understand them I asked to be transfered to India so I could understand them better and get my problem resolved.

Thank you I'll be here all this century.

I don't care

[Beardo the Bearded]

I don't care about your stupid JEEP program. I drive a Mazda.