University:
Liverpool John Moores University
Course:
7003LBSIBM | International Business Management
Academic year:

2021
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455

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1
Author:

gewoekerdodx

Outsourcing jobs put American jobs, and lives on the line everyday. Although outsourcing has its benefits, it's overall damaging. Many citizens have lost their jobs, simply because companies are not willing to pay higher prices for supplies and labor. Many people are for outsourcing, and many are against it. One of the reasons many are against outsourcing is because it eliminates jobs in the U.S. and the quality of products can be diminished, since it's made with lower labor wages, and done quickly. Job outsourcing is a way for companies to save money, but at what cost? In the “ Cost of American Outsourcing” article it states “Labor overseas can be anywhere from five to 20 percent of what it costs in the States”. With statistics like this, there is a valid reason for companies to outsource. The point of most companies is to make profit in the grand scheme of things. But undermining America's working class is a silent killer. Of course we should and need to trade. The benefits for the companies are clear, lower labor, and supply cost. This not only hurts the U.S. economy but it hurts the workers who are severely underpaid, working in terrible conditions. Child labor is a thing of the past in this country, but is a thing of the present, and future for many countries that we oputsoruce jobs to. Companies who outsource often deal with the overseas companies who make products terribly, miss shipping deadlines, these products won't be made with the same care if the person producing it lives very poorly, and doesn't get paid much. Outsourcing jobs will lead to other countries getting stronger in terms of innovating, and leave the U.S. behind. We all know that “America runs on Coffee”. According to https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nations.html , the average pound per person a year on coffee is 9.26. Yet we aren't anywhere near the top producers of coffee, simply because we cannot produce coffee like other countries due to soil, weather, fertilization, etc. This is when outsourcing is a well mannered investment. A developing country like Brazil produced “ In 2018, Brazil produced 61.7 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee.” zThe coffee industry in the U.S. is better off outsourcing coffee from other countries due to the purity and how great the coffee is procured in these countries. Everyone loves Starbucks but where do they source their coffee.