Comments on: Responding to Obama’s policy threats to the outsourcing industry http://blog.kapenilattex.com/2008/12/11/responding-to-obamas-policy-threats-to-the-outsourcing-industry/ Upang magising ang inaantok na kamalayan Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Honey http://blog.kapenilattex.com/2008/12/11/responding-to-obamas-policy-threats-to-the-outsourcing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-24604 Honey Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:57:30 +0000 http://blog.kapenilattex.com/?p=264#comment-24604 Obama's threat on outsourcing companies should be seen as opportunity for the Philippines to get back to industrialization and create more job-producing activities. In that case nothing beats manufacturing. But a radical program of asset and income redistribution should be undertaken as well, like a real agrarian reform, not the CARP (or is it CRAP?). Such measures enlarge the domestic market which local industries can always fall back on during global recessions. Outsourced activities are, by the way, always vulnerable to recessions. By industrializing we should target the creation of industries in which we are competitive, not just in terms of skills but also of technology. Right now our competitiveness is in the form of low wage rates, which in turn depends on a permanent supply of unemployed labor. You can never attain prosperity in this kind of strategy because when the labor supply is almost used up, wages are seen to rise and thus drive foreign investors away to places where labor is cheap. Not a good strategy for economic development. Obama’s threat on outsourcing companies should be seen as opportunity for the Philippines to get back to industrialization and create more job-producing activities. In that case nothing beats manufacturing. But a radical program of asset and income redistribution should be undertaken as well, like a real agrarian reform, not the CARP (or is it CRAP?). Such measures enlarge the domestic market which local industries can always fall back on during global recessions. Outsourced activities are, by the way, always vulnerable to recessions. By industrializing we should target the creation of industries in which we are competitive, not just in terms of skills but also of technology. Right now our competitiveness is in the form of low wage rates, which in turn depends on a permanent supply of unemployed labor. You can never attain prosperity in this kind of strategy because when the labor supply is almost used up, wages are seen to rise and thus drive foreign investors away to places where labor is cheap. Not a good strategy for economic development.

]]> By: Chino F. http://blog.kapenilattex.com/2008/12/11/responding-to-obamas-policy-threats-to-the-outsourcing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-23864 Chino F. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:57:56 +0000 http://blog.kapenilattex.com/?p=264#comment-23864 If you ask me, we still have a good outsourcing workforce in our home telecommuters. Instead of forcing people to flock to offices, let 'em work at home. And the government should provide special benefits for those working at home. Why make people cause traffic while jamming towards the offices? Office work is another tool of the corporate slavers. :P If you ask me, we still have a good outsourcing workforce in our home telecommuters. Instead of forcing people to flock to offices, let ‘em work at home. And the government should provide special benefits for those working at home. Why make people cause traffic while jamming towards the offices? Office work is another tool of the corporate slavers. :P

]]> By: Blogusvox http://blog.kapenilattex.com/2008/12/11/responding-to-obamas-policy-threats-to-the-outsourcing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-23616 Blogusvox Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:56:15 +0000 http://blog.kapenilattex.com/?p=264#comment-23616 "Move the focus away from outsourcing and towards creating products with value" I'm 100% at your side on this one. Software-wise, we have the know-how. Imagination, which we have plenty, is an added bonus. “Move the focus away from outsourcing and towards creating products with value”

I’m 100% at your side on this one. Software-wise, we have the know-how. Imagination, which we have plenty, is an added bonus.

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