Following criticism, U.S. suspends foreign aid for outsourcing

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USAID to review impact on jobs after complaint

September 9, 2010 07:25 PM ET

Computerworld - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has "suspended" a plan to train people in Sri Lanka in outsourcing skills, and says it will review whether this training impacts U.S. jobs, says a lawmaker who opposed the program.

Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) said USAID's plan to provide about 3,000 Sri Lankans training in information technology, business process outsourcing and call center support was, in effect, "teaching foreign workers how to better take jobs from American workers."

The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka announced this summer its plan to fund a program "to help fill workforce gaps in BPO and IT" in that country.

It said it was "teaming with leading BPO IT/English language training companies to establish professional IT and English skills development training centers in each of the five districts in the Northern Province."

More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9184458/Following_criticism_U.S._suspends_foreign_aid_for_outsourcing

Original Article:

U.S. To Train 3,000 Offshore IT Workers

http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/integration/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226500202

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