Comments on: Is Outsourcing Another Form Of Slavery?

By: outsourcing

outsourcing — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:25:47 +0000

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By: outsourcing

outsourcing — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:25:47 +0000

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By: Home Outsourcing Problems

Home Outsourcing Problems — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:54:05 +0000

I can't accept this. Because this is one of the job. For that , we are getting salary .

By: robien

robien — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:55:31 +0000

Hi Justin,

Great post! Ive started outsourcing myself to the Phillipines just today, and I hope it will help my company grow tremendously. I have hired a young and dedicated woman from there rather than an Indian IT company, I think it will help her also to do more things in her life. Overall I feel great about it, only idiots could call that slavery!

Great blog by the way, I just discovered it from the guest post on Shoemoney and have it bookmarked!

Robien @ TweeterStar - Get More Followers

By: Justin Brooke

Justin Brooke — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:59:49 +0000

Which is precisely why I use the Philippines and always recommend people do
their research first. It's very important to have a strong screening process
upfront otherwise you could hire the wrong guy or the wrong company, which
is much more costly in the long run than the quick money you gain in speed
of setup.

By: KPO Services

KPO Services — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:54:06 +0000

Outsourcing is the buzzword today in US and India. But I would say things are overlooked. Companies in US gain by low-cost advantage in India. Indian service providers will bill their employees working for their clients.Indian companies make profit from this business. Indian companies not even offer 10% of the profit to their employees as hike. But its the employees who slog a lot for the clients from which they don't stand to gain anything. The words of the client are taken as gospels. Employees concerns can't be addressed to the fullest. Even the employees sometimes are requested to stay long nights to finish the project before the timeline.

By: Outsourcing Tech Support

Outsourcing Tech Support — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:49:21 +0000

An insightful and articulate post! You bring up an interesting topic. Why call it slavery? What is the problem when you are able to excel at a particular thing and deliver the same to your clients or partners in return of the money? It's parochial to call it a slavery. It takes skills and abilities to deliver something of value at lesser costs than your counter parties. Isn't it? Its not slavery it is the reason why we are prospering from developing to developed. Lets call it a business sense. We would have done the same thing.

Charlie

By: Justin Brooke

Justin Brooke — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:28:33 +0000

Uhmm maybe you should read the post above before calling it slavery. We are talking about how we pay our employees over $4/hour and how they make almost as much as their local governors.

By: Pothi

Pothi — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:22:43 +0000

As a freelancer working through oDesk, I’ve been watching the trend in oDesk for quite a while. I should agree with this blog post that it’s becoming kind of slavery in oDesk which is just next to the top (Elance) in online marketplaces. Though, oDesk has decided to bring in minimum wage ($3 an hour), it is still a rock-bottom price for many.

Of course, ethics play a major role especially in the long term assignment. One without ethics can not stay long in the competition.
.-= Pothi´s last blog ..Minimum Wage coming up in oDesk =-.

By: Robor

Robor — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:26:49 +0000

Greatings, Interesting, I`ll quote it on my site later.
Robor

By: AnnaHopn

AnnaHopn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:15:01 +0000

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Thank you! I would now go on this blog every day!

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By: TryBPO.com

TryBPO.com — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:40:09 +0000

Nice post. We run an outsourcing company geared towards small and medium sized businesses out of the Philippines. My business partner lives there and I’ve been making it out a couple of times a year. I can tell you quite plainly that 20,000 pesos a month for an entry or close to entry level position is quite generous.

Our business comes from the 2M – 20M businesses that are in need of a managed outsource crew and it’s quite beneficial to them. We track ROI on their expense and report regularly and they’re quite pleased with the results. That other post Justin wrote about how to hire a VA from Craigslist is ON THE MONEY and I would recommend to anyone starting out. Where, I think, we provide value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs is that we can afford to take on projects that may not have any initial payment, provided there’s a high level of trust, pay-for-performance, or company equity in it for us.

Great blog, Justin! – Justin Cooke TryBPO.com
.-= TryBPO.com´s last blog ..Life Travel: Combining the Forces of Outsourcing and Tim Ferriss =-.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:59:20 +0000

The only reason people should complain with outsourcing jobs to the Phillipines is with technical jobs that they are not qualified for, i. e. with large corporations. This presents customer service problems. True, they do speak better English than those in India; however, since trouble shooting problems cannot be handled by them, it must be then referred back to the US for more qualified personnel to handle the problems. This usually creates a very dissatisfied customer. But for small business owners and for the Internet Marketer, it makes sense. So, to just make a blanket statement as Stuart did, without doing his due diligence, showed how little he really knows and how most people should just ignore him. Thanks Justin for all your posts and keep up the good work. I just got around to reading this one, but have read many others of yours.

By: David Internet Marketing

David Internet Marketing — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:22:20 +0000

Katie you make a great point about the different minimum wage
laws in different states. And does it really make sense that the government
can dictate to the employers the minimum amount they have to
pay their employees?

-David G.

By: David Internet Marketing

David Internet Marketing — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:18:49 +0000

Hmmmm, Federal minimum wage is $6.55 per hour. California’s minimum wage is now $8 per hour. Does that mean that in the U.S., people outside of California who are making minimum wage are slaves? Great Point Katie! That puts things into perspective. -David G. David Internet Marketing’s last blog post..Boost your Page Rank in Minutes

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By: Offshore Web Design Company

Offshore Web Design Company — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:27:51 +0000

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By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:08:25 +0000

Hmmmm,

Federal minimum wage is $6.55 per hour. California’s minimum wage is now $8 per hour. Does that mean that in the U.S., people outside of California who are making minimum wage are slaves?

Now I know minimum wage is not much money, and anyone working for someone else is a “wage-slave”, but gee, the “logic” of some people….

By: Christian Cabuay

Christian Cabuay — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:36:33 +0000

Sorry for the double comment post but I checked out the article in question.

It said:
* Rent – P10,000 per month
* Utilities – P7,000 per month
* Transport – P3,000 per month
* Groceries – P25,000 per month

What crap. He’s never been there obviously and just looked up some “facts” online. Those #’s are wrong with the exception to rent IF they are renting a studio. Most people live with their parents well into their 20’s and even after their are married and in their 30’s.

Utilities – Overblown – Unless you have aircon on 24×7 it wont reach P7K. Having a Meralco bill of P3K was considered high

Transport – P7K? Only if your taking a private taxi everyday to work or to get around. Most commute via Light Rail System, jeepney or bus. Back and forth will cost no more than P100.

Groceries – P25K? Only if you weigh 500lbs and eat at The Fort restaurants everyday.

Christian Cabuay’s last blog post..SA