Offshoring (a.k.a. Off Shore Outsourcing) and Job Insecurity Among U.S. Workers.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occupations.

Trade adjustment assistance.

Wages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines issues related to the emerging business practice of outsourcing service sector activities to foreign service providers. Provides background on the development of offshore outsourcing and the reemployment and earnings experiences of workers displaced by outsourcing, assesses the rise in job insecurity among U.S. workers, and discusses existing and proposed Federal legislation to ameliorate the impact of outsourcing on U.S. workers. Includes tables.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Offshoring (a.k.a. Off Shore Outsourcing) and Job Insecurity Among U.S. Workers

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