Michigan Senate candidate slammed over Asian campaign ad

(Reuters) - A Michigan Republican Senate candidate's campaign ad showing an Asian actress speaking in halting English drew fire from Asian-American and civil rights groups on Monday who said the commercial plays on racial stereotypes. Former U.S. Representative Pete Hoekstra, who is seeking to challenge U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat, aired the spot during the Super Bowl on Sunday ...

Anti-outsourcing move will hurt US: Mukherjee

Chicago, Jan 30 (IANS) The anti-outsourcing measures US President Barack Obama announced last week are unacceptable and will hurt both American and Indian economies, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said.

US to curb outsourcing; PH call centers unfazed

CALL center operators in the Philippines who serve mostly US clients on Wednesday shrugged off President Barack Obama’s initiative to bring outsourced jobs back home.

US bill vs. outsourcing seen losing support

PHILIPPINE Information and communications technology (ICT) players said on Wednesday that the bill pending in the United States Congress barring American companies from outsourcing jobs overseas will fail to pass for lack of support.

Grand Rapids shies away from grave marker sales to raise cemetery revenue

City leaders are open to outsourcing cemetery operations if it cuts costs.

PH lobbies vs anti-outsourcing bill in US

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine officials have been speaking to US legislators to bring up the country’s concerns about a US bill against business process outsourcing.

TESDA to review BPO modules for non-voice services

By Alexander VillafaniaTAGUIG CITY, METRO MANILA–Amid growing concerns on a US proposal that discourages outsourcing abroad, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said that it will review existing training regulations to ensure a steady supply of workers for the outsourcing sector.The agency's training regulations are up to par with the requirements of BPO firms ...