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Originally Posted by erol
The figures listed show trade in good and trade in services. The outsourcing of a call centre is a trade in services.
If we are to put tarrifs on UK companies outsourcing jobs to India why should they or would they not put a similar tarrif on the services that are outsoruced from India to the UK?
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I would suggest that NO Indian companies have ever moved to the UK in search of cheaper labour, only to then re-supply to India. Maybe UK companies have closed their offices in India, but that is a whole different issue.
How many of the Japanese car manufacturers which set up in the UK, re-import back into Japan, for example? Not many, I guess. Most of their output is for the EU.
We all know why UK companies are moving their activities abroad. It's about cheaper labour, and making more profits at the expense of the work force who helped build them up in the first place. It's about making a "quick buck". Import duties on this kind of action only, would make them think twice. Maybe save some UK jobs.
As I said earlier, expanding your markets abroad is a good idea. It makes you stronger, and usually provides welcome jobs in the country you set up in, but this is different.
I'm sorry, but the idea of trade in my eyes does not include export of jobs to another country. A trade in services should be where NEW or extra services are required, and they are supplied by companies in another country.
This is like sacking 150 people on £5 an hour, and setting on 200 at 20p per hour. It would be illegal if done internally (in this country), and should be prevented from happening in this way.
....And Kitty's libelous comments....where???