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Video Shows Indian Man Remotely Operating Front Desk Of US Hotel, Americans Furious
The viral video has sparked concerns about job outsourcing, particularly with American jobs being handled remotely by workers in other countries.
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"We're Not Machines": Indian Techie Rants About Outsourcing Work Culture, Asks US Clients To Chill
The anonymous IT graduate shared his frustration at being expected to deliver Silicon Valley-calibre work for a mere Rs 7 lakh ($8,000) annual salary.
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Outsourced Forest Staffer Mauled To Death By Leopard In Gujarat
An outsourced employee of the forest department was mauled to death by a leopard in Chhota Udepur district of Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.
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Firms "Reshore" Jobs As COVID-19 Upends Outsourcing To India, Philippines
Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all.
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World's Back Office Scrambles To Stay Online As India Locks Down Over Coronavirus
Companies in India are scrambling to ensure that the millions who staff the back offices of Wall Street banks and take on work outsourced by firms from airlines to insurers can keep going as the nation mandates increased work from home amid a spike in coronavirus cases.
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IIT Kharagpur To Run Course On Outsourcing Practices In India
This is the first of its kind course being introduced in India on the advice of the Central government.
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ISRO Keen To Outsource Polar, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
ISRO and its commercial wing Antrix today said they are willing to outsource manufacturing of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) so that the space agency could focus on the proposed human space programme.
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The Transformation Of India's BPO Industry
India's Business Process Management (BPM) industry has a workforce of over 1.1 million
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Outsource Government Services, Bring In Private Sector Talent: NITI Aayog
Policy think-tank NITI Aayog has suggested outsourcing of public services to private hands in order to reduce dependence on the government administrative machinery. It has also recommended induction of specialists into the governance system through lateral entry, a move which, it says, will bring "competition to the established career bureaucracy".
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H-1B Visa Revamp Poised To Benefit Big U.S. Tech, Punish Outsourcers
The new way foreign worker visas are doled out in the U.S. is poised to benefit some of the biggest technology companies, like Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc., while punishing outsourcing firms that developed a disproportionate dependence on the program.
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ISRO Embraces Private Sector, Outsources Satellite Manufacture
In a highly secure, clean room of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here, a new jugalbandi is unfolding - teams from the private sector are working shoulder-to-shoulder with government engineers to create a new bird that will soar in the sky very soon.
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Bill Against Outsourcing Jobs Reintroduced In US Congress
A bipartisan Bill was today reintroduced in the US Congress to make companies that move call centres overseas ineligible for grants or guaranteed loans from the government, a move aimed at curbing the transfer of jobs to nations like India.
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H-1B Visa Reform Bill Tabled in the US, Minimum Salary Could More Than Double Under Donald Trump
Minimum salary of H-1B visa holders could increase to $130,000 (approximately Rs. 89 lakhs) from $60,000 (approximately Rs. 40.7 lakhs) right now.
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Rail Services Must Be Paid For, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Says, Ahead Of Budget
Weeks before he presents India's first combined general and railway budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said rail commuters must pay for the service they receive even as he made a strong case for outsourcing of non-core functions like hospitality services.
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Donald Trump To Intervene To Keep US Jobs At Home On 'Day-By-Day' Basis: Mike Pence
President-elect Donald Trump, fresh off a deal to keep nearly 1,000 U.S. jobs in the country, will decide whether to intervene with other companies to keep them from moving jobs overseas "on a day-by-day basis," Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday.
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Video Shows Indian Man Remotely Operating Front Desk Of US Hotel, Americans Furious
The viral video has sparked concerns about job outsourcing, particularly with American jobs being handled remotely by workers in other countries.
-
"We're Not Machines": Indian Techie Rants About Outsourcing Work Culture, Asks US Clients To Chill
The anonymous IT graduate shared his frustration at being expected to deliver Silicon Valley-calibre work for a mere Rs 7 lakh ($8,000) annual salary.
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Outsourced Forest Staffer Mauled To Death By Leopard In Gujarat
An outsourced employee of the forest department was mauled to death by a leopard in Chhota Udepur district of Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.
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Firms "Reshore" Jobs As COVID-19 Upends Outsourcing To India, Philippines
Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all.
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World's Back Office Scrambles To Stay Online As India Locks Down Over Coronavirus
Companies in India are scrambling to ensure that the millions who staff the back offices of Wall Street banks and take on work outsourced by firms from airlines to insurers can keep going as the nation mandates increased work from home amid a spike in coronavirus cases.
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IIT Kharagpur To Run Course On Outsourcing Practices In India
This is the first of its kind course being introduced in India on the advice of the Central government.
-
ISRO Keen To Outsource Polar, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
ISRO and its commercial wing Antrix today said they are willing to outsource manufacturing of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) so that the space agency could focus on the proposed human space programme.
-
The Transformation Of India's BPO Industry
India's Business Process Management (BPM) industry has a workforce of over 1.1 million
-
Outsource Government Services, Bring In Private Sector Talent: NITI Aayog
Policy think-tank NITI Aayog has suggested outsourcing of public services to private hands in order to reduce dependence on the government administrative machinery. It has also recommended induction of specialists into the governance system through lateral entry, a move which, it says, will bring "competition to the established career bureaucracy".
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H-1B Visa Revamp Poised To Benefit Big U.S. Tech, Punish Outsourcers
The new way foreign worker visas are doled out in the U.S. is poised to benefit some of the biggest technology companies, like Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc., while punishing outsourcing firms that developed a disproportionate dependence on the program.
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ISRO Embraces Private Sector, Outsources Satellite Manufacture
In a highly secure, clean room of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here, a new jugalbandi is unfolding - teams from the private sector are working shoulder-to-shoulder with government engineers to create a new bird that will soar in the sky very soon.
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Bill Against Outsourcing Jobs Reintroduced In US Congress
A bipartisan Bill was today reintroduced in the US Congress to make companies that move call centres overseas ineligible for grants or guaranteed loans from the government, a move aimed at curbing the transfer of jobs to nations like India.
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H-1B Visa Reform Bill Tabled in the US, Minimum Salary Could More Than Double Under Donald Trump
Minimum salary of H-1B visa holders could increase to $130,000 (approximately Rs. 89 lakhs) from $60,000 (approximately Rs. 40.7 lakhs) right now.
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Rail Services Must Be Paid For, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Says, Ahead Of Budget
Weeks before he presents India's first combined general and railway budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said rail commuters must pay for the service they receive even as he made a strong case for outsourcing of non-core functions like hospitality services.
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Donald Trump To Intervene To Keep US Jobs At Home On 'Day-By-Day' Basis: Mike Pence
President-elect Donald Trump, fresh off a deal to keep nearly 1,000 U.S. jobs in the country, will decide whether to intervene with other companies to keep them from moving jobs overseas "on a day-by-day basis," Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday.
