Outsourcing stems Philippines labor exodus
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MANILA — Malaysia-based computer whiz Arlene Teodoro packed his bags and flew home to the Philippines this year, going against the tide in an impoverished country that sends millions of workers abroad.
Forced to leave his family and friends in 2008 in search of a decent job overseas, the 35-year-old bachelor says he is back for good because his skills are suddenly in big demand amid a business process outsourcing boom.
“Nothing compares to being back in the Philippines,” said Teodoro, part of a 30-strong computer science class at a Manila university in the early 1990s, most of whose members also went overseas to find work.
“When I was working abroad I’d use up all my vacation leaves to attend family events and reconnect with my family.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20111127com3.html
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"Data mining is one small part of the outsourcing phenomenon in the Philippines that has emerged from virtually nothing 10 years ago to become one of the country’s most important economic planks and sources of jobs.
"The Philippines has for decades suffered an exodus of people who have headed overseas to escape dire economic conditions, with one quarter of the population currently living on a dollar a day or less."
Fantastic!
A picture of Arlene, name of company and address, tel. nos. of the data mining firm please. I want to fact check this fairytale before a riot errupts over at JP Morgan and Chase.
The only part I swallowed was the entry level salary for call center agents. BPO company is still a call center company, and no such animal pays a whopping P135,000/mo. unless they fly the company helicopter. Now thats specialty skills there.
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