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Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the states and Congress for Governmental Affairs. |
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Offshore Outsourcing: Not In My State Lawmakers and Governors are taking drastic action to stem the flow of jobs overseas. Will your company be impacted by any of 152 bills in 35 states that restrict or prohibit outsourcing? Find out for sure. Get State Net’s latest report on offshore outsourcing legislation today. Click here or call (800) 726-4566. Adapted from an article originally published in State Net Capitol Journal a complimentary subscription service for government relations professionals: Some economic
observers estimate that as many as 3.3 million service jobs, 500,000
thousand of them in computer technology, could be shifted to offshore
countries by 2015. To counter this growing trend, lawmakers in 35 states
have introduced a total of 152 bills aimed at reducing the flow of jobs to
lower-cost countries like India and China. Washington alone has 10 such
bills pending, while 17 bills have already passed out of the house of
origin in 13 states. The map below shows each of the 35 states and the
number of bills they have under review.
* As of April 9, 2004 |
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