Impact of Outsourcing Law

Filed in archive Outsourcing News on March 23, 2004

S. Gopalakrishnan, COO and co-founder and member of the board, Infosys Technologies Limited, as quoted in Express India said, " So far there has not been any business impact of the US legislation on outsourcing in India and it is more of an emotional impact in India."


In homeland, another law is being brewed...

On March 19, Governor of the US State of Pennsylvania Edward G Rendell endorsed legislation planned by State lawmakers Michael Veon and Michael P. McGeeham, both Democrats, that aims at reducing overseas outsourcing of the American jobs by rewarding contractors who agree to use domestic workers.

"The power of incentive," he said. It might work.