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Post #286,739
by dmcarls
6/11/07 9:27:33 AM
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New Wage Spiral
[link|http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article1896086.ece|http://business.time...rticle1896086.ece]


"The increasing cost of labour in India is forcing the country\ufffds largest software services provider to hire 5,000 employees in Mexico. "

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Post #286,800
by Another Scott
6/11/07 7:17:50 PM
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New Similar story on "Marketplace" last week.
[link|http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/06/06/PM200706068.html?refid=0|Marketplace" on Public Radio]. What I thought was most interesting was the end:

One wrinkle to the Tata outsourcing: While they're better located, Mexican engineers aren't actually cheaper. Their salaries are 30 percent higher than those in India.


One of India's great advantages was that [link|http://www.indianchild.com/english_in_india.htm|English is widely taught]. Mexico doesn't have that advantage, but proximity to the US may mitigate that.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #286,924
by static
6/12/07 11:21:10 PM
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New Well, they'd be able to support Hispanic users better...

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Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please



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Post #286,925
by Another Scott
6/12/07 11:35:41 PM
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New True.
     Wage Spiral - (dmcarls) - (3) - June 11, 2007, 09:27:33 AM EDT
         Similar story on "Marketplace" last week. - (Another Scott) - (2) - June 11, 2007, 07:17:50 PM EDT
             Well, they'd be able to support Hispanic users better... -NT - (static) - (1) - June 12, 2007, 11:21:10 PM EDT
                 True. -NT - (Another Scott) - June 12, 2007, 11:35:41 PM EDT

Their loathing for him is palpable. It can be palped without effort.
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