Lauding the benefits of offshore outsourcing to a developing nation’s employment dilemma…

There are so many profound reasons why I laud offshore outsourcing so much. Increasing employment opportunities is already obvious, and as well, its contribution to a developing nations’ economic growth. For this reason, I guess there’s no use to dwell on those ideas. What I would like to expound is how outsourcing gives enviable impacts to our lives, factors which doesn’t solely rest on employment (but maybe connected with employment) or has nothing to do with a nation’s or a business’ revenue. I would like to extend how offshore outsourcing provides viable option for workers who supposedly abroad, yet, remains on the borders within the country and still avails a decent living.

There are so many graduates these days who choose their degree courses for reasons that these will serve as their tickets to have employment overseas and acquire a satisfying compensation. But as the demand for offshore outsourcing is increasingly growing, they tend to remain because better employment opportunities are sprouting radically in their country. I’m not saying that the compensation is the same as working abroad, but, the compensation is quite as satisfactory considering that one won’t have to leave the country and suffer homesickness or all other psycho-emotional distress. They don’t have to cross borders of other nations, yet, they can still uplift their living condition in an outright manner.

A further benefit is that the dignity of the country and workforce is also uplifted. Before, developing nations (Philippines for instance) has been known globally because it produces most of the domestic helpers or seafarers for the global community. However, with the varied opportunities outsourcing provides, many skilled individuals can be recognized in various fields that the country has not been popularly known. From IT solutions, medical assistance, to legal services, the outsourcing industry can offer employment for professionals with different degrees and expertise. To be recognized in the international community with those expertises is such a very commendable and celebrated feeling. It uplifts the dignity of the country and as well it increases the value of the workforce. Aren’t all these things wonderful? And take note, these are just extensions. Direct positive impacts for the foreign companies’ expenses and the outsourced nation’s economy itself struck more feeling of awe and bewilderment. And we all owe these to the advances in information technology and increasing globalization.

There are still so many reasons to point out. But I just let you figure out the other factors yourself. Just keep me posted if you can think of a fresh perspective of looking at the offshore outsourcing industry and might as well, exchange ideas with me. Happy browsing 🙂

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Philippines’ Edge as an Outsourcing Destination

What makes the Philippines a viable option for offshore outsourcing? Perhaps, this can be best answered by the increasing numbers of foreign companies who chooses to contract with Philippine IT solution providers to develop their sites, create graphic designs, review bulks of legal documents, and any other thinkable service which can be left handled to the Filipino work force. But to make things a bit more firm and certain, outsourcing in the Philippines booms in a steadfast manner because of crucial factors that stems from the uniqueness and brilliance of Filipinos. Here are some defining factors which able the country to continually gain ground, and perhaps serve as tickets for it to outbid its competitors in outsourcing.

Language Advantage. U.S has been one of the leading countries whose companies prefer to outsource their operations. Luckily for Filipinos, Philippines had more shared culture with the U.S. among Asian countries. This is not just in terms of legal system or the admiration of western mentality, but primarily because of a more fundamental and basic connection, that is, when it comes to language. When compared with other outsourcing destinations in Asia, Philippines has a pool of workers who are more proficient in the command of the English language. Not just that, when interpreting legal documents from the U.S., Filipinos are better skilled in doing this because the educational and the legal system are heavily anchored in the said language. Hence, there is this instant understanding of the solution provider towards the culture of the foreign client. So, it can make the transaction progresses in a fluent manner, and the outputs be accomplished in a way that is sensitive to the character of the one who is being served. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world, so it’s not surprising to use this as an advantage over other competing countries in the dynamic world of outsourcing.

Trained and Skilled labor force. Government has been continually supporting the outsourcing sector by keeping a steady supply of talented workers through education and training. Service businesses which includes outsourcing is easier to set up and support than capital-intensive manufacturing businesses, and it can even generate more white collar jobs than the latter. Hence, fresh graduate students with degree holders can be best utilized under the IT and outsourcing industry. The cheaper labor wage compared to the increasing salaries of those who came from other outsourcing countries like India, even further the advantage of contracting with Filipino providers.

These factors are just few of the many reasons why outsourcing continually flourishes in the Philippines. Though there still a lot to mention, still, those are enough to provide hints as to why it will always be an advantage to work with Filipino service providers. Filipinos had been globally known in quite innumerable fields like sports, arts, entrepreneurship, engineering, designing, among others. And, it seems like adding outsourcing in the list would be a greater pride not just to the country itself but primarily to the work force who persistently sustains it.

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Uncovering the Issues of Philippine Outsourcing Industry……

Outsourcing has been regarded as one of the flourishing industries in the Philippines. It provides opportunities to thousand of Filipinos, especially to fresh college graduates, and has contributed to the growth of the country’s economy. The outsourcing industry shows a considerable amount of good performance to make it possibly as one of the nation’s leading industries at some point. However, such possibility might remain as such if the industry can’t overcome the present issues that are thrown against it. So what are these issues?

From a solid rock combination of political and economic perspective, outsourcing has been viewed as an exemplification of how developed nations exploit the resources of the developing ones. Most offshore companies engage in outsourcing in order to cut costs. If they outsource their operations and activities, they actually save costs because of the despicable labor wage in developing countries. Along this line, who are at the disadvantaged position? Of course, there is no need to explicitly stating the answer because it is obvious. But the thing is, the workers will not demand anything because at their present condition, they just need an employment with a salary that compromise to national standards. But if you critically think about it, Filipino outsourcing workers deserve a better working condition which is being kept in the subsurface as of the moment.

Another issue that confronts the industry is that the country is often viewed as politically unstable. The expansion of outsourcing downward south might be uneasy as there are negative advisories to this area. While it is true that only isolated areas have unstable political climate. Still, this won’t convince the foreign investors to establish business in those areas in an outright manner.

Much has been said about the issues that plagued the Philippine Outsourcing Industry in an article that is brief as this. Though there are still so many to point out, still, those are enough for one to think whether the industry is confident enough to face these challenges or not. Whatever the outcome or possible development, that is something for everyone to speculate as for the mean time.

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