Anger Against Offshore Outsourcing Will Quickly End

In an effort to stem the pain of recent job losses, some unemployed technology workers have started to lobby against offshore outsourcing practices. The results have so far shown promise to those North American developers who feel threatened. Both New Jersey and Maryland have considered bills that would make it illegal to hire workers from out of the country for certain tasks on government projects.

Offshore outsourcing to English speaking countries such as India and the Philippines is becoming more and more common every year. Initially the outsourced work entailed staffing of call centers or menial data processing. However, lately, the job descriptions sound more and more like white collar jobs. These positions include software engineers, accountants, architects, and even doctors.

Given the growing sentiment against offshoring, recent suggestions from top industry analysts are surprising. Quoting from ZDNet:

Despite bills passed in the U.S. houses of government aimed at slowing or even stopping offshore outsourcing, none have been passed into law yet, observed the Gartner analysts, as American authorities tend not to interfere with the right of businesses to operate in the most competitive manner possible.

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