Offshore labor pains

Offshore labor pains Natasha Humphreys, a laid-off software developer, says her story of overseas outsourcing and its impact is a "cautionary tale" for tech workers. Related video Top execs warn of the true costs Lobby group chief urges creation of high-end jobs Is there truth in numbers? You be the judge July 15, 2004 Finally, the government has provided some "official" numbers on U.S. work sent abroad. But how valuable are they? Proponents of offshoring say the latest Labor Department report proves that concerns about the practice are overblown. Others say the numbers vastly underestimate the trend, attributing the report to incomplete counts and government ineptitude. Read the story below and give us your take. Read the full Labor Department report:Text | PDF Get news about offshoring with email alerts. Post your feedback in our "Your take" section. Report: Offshoring only one drain on tech jobs By Ed Frauenheim Staff Writer, CNET News.com "Offshoring" shouldn't shoulder all the blame for job losses in the technology-heavy San Francisco Bay Area, according to a study released Thursday. The shift of work to lower-wage countries is just one of a number of global forces affecting job creation and loss in the region, and efforts to prevent offshoring will not succeed, according to the report. The study was sponsored by community groups Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and the Bay Area Economic Forum, as well as the Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Conducted by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, 120 interviews, analysis of 9,000 job listings and other research went into the report. Click here for full story Editors' picks: Offshoring stories from around the Web Damn lies and statistics? CNET News.com Offshoring just one factor affecting area employment San Francisco Business Times CNET News.com Offshoring: not such a grand exodus after all destinationCRM CNET News.com Not many jobs are sent abroad, U.S. report says The New York Times Offshoring fails to make its mark on jobless totals Financial Times White-collar meltdown AFL-CIO Analysis of offshoring data The Globe and Mail Enterprises send more business processes offshore CRM Daily CNET News.com Why companies go offshore India diary: Epilogue...the final entry Silicon.com Exploding the myths of offshoring vnunet.com Indian offshoring no threat yet to Europe's R&D vnunet.com Uproar over offshoring is simply politics The Sun News Outsourcing debate tainted by myths, misconceptions Fox News The Honda vote USNews.com No outsourcing backlash here Forbes Offshore vs. onshore contact centers DestinationCRM.com CNET News.com Opponents outline dangers Engineers in the U.S. are facing an uncertain future The Salt Lake Tribune Does offshoring cost more than it saves? The New York Times Workers not happy about offshoring Arizona Republic CNET News.com Union shielding sought from 'offshoring' The Washington Times 20 defenses of offshoring and why they are wrong American Engineering Association Job losses and the backlash Silicon.com In search of answers Offshoring: more consideration needed ZDNet Australia Study: Offshoring erodes IT pay--again SearchCIO.com CNET News.com America's tech might: slipping? BusinessWeek Outsourcing: What to do? CNN/Money The six most common outsourcing mistakes Forbes Bush proposes job-training overhaul CNN.com