The University of California has come under siege after its decision to offshore about 80 jobs in its IT sector. The work will now be done by HCL of India after a $50 million contract was set up with the company to provide infrastructure and network related services. Peter Eckstein, president of the IEEE-USA (an engineering association) has branded the move as another example of ‘profit before people’. With American jobs and employment being a key policy area for the upcoming election, it is unlikely to be the last story about outsourcing in the USA in the next few months.

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