informationweek.com - 2/3/2009
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The climate is warm, there's no shortage of exotic food, and the cost of living is rock bottom. That's IBM's pitch to the laid-off American workers it's offering to place in India. The catch: Wages in the country are pennies-on-the-dollar compared to U.S. salaries. Under a program called ...
ft.com - 2/4/2009
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ft.com —
India has warned US President Barack Obama that
he risks “barking up the wrong tree” if he...
seeks to broker a settlement between Pakistan and India over the disputed territory of Kashmir. MK Narayanan, India’s national security advisor, said that the ...
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FT.com / India / Politics & Society - India warns ...
conservablogs.com - 1/30/2009
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conservablogs.com —
November 28, 2008 | Filed Under Barack Obama
, Democrats/Leftists , Foreign Policy , Islam , Islamofascism...
, Media Bias , News , President , Publius Contributor , Security/Safety , Society/Culture , War on Terror , Warner Todd Huston | -By Warner Todd ...
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U.S. Media Ignoring Obama Mistakes With India/Pakistan ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 2/10/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
Indians outraged at an attack on women for
drinking in a bar have gathered together to send...
a provocative gift of underwear to right-wing activists. More than 5,000 people, including men, have joined the Facebook group, which calls itself the ...
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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Underwear protest at India attack
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IBM Offers To Move Laid Off Workers To India
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... U.S. or Canada and are willing to work on local terms and conditions." The latter indicates that workers will be paid according to prevailing norms in the countries to which they relocate. In many cases, that could be substantially less than what they earned in North America. IBM has laid off more than 4,000 workers in the United States since the beginning of January, according to an employee group. The company has confirmed layoffs but won't comment on specific numbers. Read more: http://www.informationweek.com/news/management/outsourc... Interesting Comments Follow.
IBM Offers to Move Laid-off Workers to India
Crooks and Liars —
... See, I'm a little confused. Because for years, big companies like IBM have insisted there were so few talented IT workers in the U.S., they had to import them from India. And yet now we have so many, we can send them to India! Isn't that funny? ...
IBM Offers to Move Laid-off Workers to India
Suburban Guerrilla —
... See, I’m a little confused. Because for years, big companies like IBM have insisted there were so few talented IT workers in the U.S., they had to import them from India. And yet now we have so many, we can send them to India! Isn’t that funny? ...
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... And IBM offers travel benefits for those who want to keep a job, any job. “ . . . the program is limited to “satisfactory performers who have been notified of separation from IBM U.S. or Canada and are willing to work on local terms and conditions.” The latter indicates that workers will be paid according to prevailing norms in the countries to which they relocate.“ ...
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Shakesville —
... And IBM offers travel benefits for those who want to keep a job, any job. " . . . the program is limited to "satisfactory performers who have been notified of separation from IBM U.S. or Canada and are willing to work on local terms and conditions." The latter indicates that workers will be paid according to prevailing norms in the countries to which they relocate." ...
IBM to Relocate Laid-off Workers to India, Elsewhere
PoliGazette —
... IBM has been shedding employees at a rapid rate in the last few years as its mainframe computer and consulting businesses struggle to compete. In a novel twist, it’s new Project Match program will move some adventurous Americans overseas to be closer to new, lower-paid information technology workers. ...
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