India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
#1
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India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
Hi All,
I was working in a call centre and the call centre with its sister software house had been recently moved to India with minimal operations from Australia.
Is Australia will suffer the same fate as US?In US, Canada and India is eating all the local jobs so I see the same going on in Australia that China and India are taking our local employment?
Does Australian government in any way going to look into this fact to protect our jobs?US have found this now when its too late are we going to suffer same fate as US?
Please help!
Thank you.
I was working in a call centre and the call centre with its sister software house had been recently moved to India with minimal operations from Australia.
Is Australia will suffer the same fate as US?In US, Canada and India is eating all the local jobs so I see the same going on in Australia that China and India are taking our local employment?
Does Australian government in any way going to look into this fact to protect our jobs?US have found this now when its too late are we going to suffer same fate as US?
Please help!
Thank you.
#2
Re: India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
the same has happened in the UK too... I know if you ring telstra during the day you get india but if you ring in the evening you get australia. Stellar in au are a big call centre company - have you looked them up as they are always taking on.
#3
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Yes all the jobs will likely move because the wages are so much lower and a company would be mad not to.
But don't just blame the Indians - would you be prepared to pay 20% more on your bill to subsidise local wages? I suspect not.
And the 20% extra that IS NOT on phone bills is money in the pocket that can be spent in the local economy.
Its not a simple argument unfortunately.
But don't just blame the Indians - would you be prepared to pay 20% more on your bill to subsidise local wages? I suspect not.
And the 20% extra that IS NOT on phone bills is money in the pocket that can be spent in the local economy.
Its not a simple argument unfortunately.
#4
Re: India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
Hi All,
I was working in a call centre and the call centre with its sister software house had been recently moved to India with minimal operations from Australia.
Is Australia will suffer the same fate as US?In US, Canada and India is eating all the local jobs so I see the same going on in Australia that China and India are taking our local employment?
Does Australian government in any way going to look into this fact to protect our jobs?US have found this now when its too late are we going to suffer same fate as US?
Please help!
Thank you.
I was working in a call centre and the call centre with its sister software house had been recently moved to India with minimal operations from Australia.
Is Australia will suffer the same fate as US?In US, Canada and India is eating all the local jobs so I see the same going on in Australia that China and India are taking our local employment?
Does Australian government in any way going to look into this fact to protect our jobs?US have found this now when its too late are we going to suffer same fate as US?
Please help!
Thank you.
Please clarify you lost a UK Job in a call centre to India?
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Re: India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
I am currently on working holiday maker visa in Australia and working in call centre.I was in the process of applying PR but I am worried because of bad economy and our future.
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Re: India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
Are you related to Smurtaza?
You're behind the times - call centres are going to the Philippines where the standard of English is better.
You're behind the times - call centres are going to the Philippines where the standard of English is better.
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So true last time I spoke to Telstra about our wireless connection I spoke to a young lady from the Phillipines and she was very good.
Its no longer about just us in the west, east has to get a better standard of living too.
We just have to do other things and what gets my goat is that because govs want to be re-elected they go for mass hysteria type policy instead of what would be good for me even if I would not like it initially.
Its no longer about just us in the west, east has to get a better standard of living too.
We just have to do other things and what gets my goat is that because govs want to be re-elected they go for mass hysteria type policy instead of what would be good for me even if I would not like it initially.
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Re: India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
Yes all the jobs will likely move because the wages are so much lower and a company would be mad not to.
But don't just blame the Indians - would you be prepared to pay 20% more on your bill to subsidise local wages? I suspect not.
And the 20% extra that IS NOT on phone bills is money in the pocket that can be spent in the local economy.
Its not a simple argument unfortunately.
But don't just blame the Indians - would you be prepared to pay 20% more on your bill to subsidise local wages? I suspect not.
And the 20% extra that IS NOT on phone bills is money in the pocket that can be spent in the local economy.
Its not a simple argument unfortunately.
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Re: India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
What 'other things' do you suggest we do?. Manufacturing has already been moved offshore, service industries are following. What does that leave?.
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Like the dinosaurs, we have to adapt or die.
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Re: India And China Have Taken Our Jobs
It is far to simplistic to look at this issue in this way. Yes it may be cheaper on the surface to send work overseas but the hidden costs are huge to both society and the environment. Yes your bonds undies may be slightly cheaper but your tax bill is slightly higher to pay for all those newly unemployed workers let alone the other social impacts that mass unemployment leads to. Its also highly environmentally irresponsible to be encouraging the hugely damaging industrialisation presently occuring in China. Yes we may get slightly cheaper goods but future generations will pay the price!
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Unfortunately it's the ways of the world that employers will hire the most cost effective way to run their businesses. If that means hiring WHV workers for less than a permanent resident or taking their businesses offshore then that's what they have to do to stay in business.
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I wouldn't waste too much effort on this one, Dorothy. It's all looking very familiar.