The Pope Comes Out Against Outsourcing
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In Section 40 of a recent "Caritas in Veritate" produced by the Vatican, Pope Benedict warns that business enterprises have lost ties to stakeholders, instead being only answerable to stockholders, and thus dramatically affecting, and disadvantaging an organization's workers and the communities in which they exist.
This is interesting territory for the Vatican to cross into, no doubt. It has also caused concern in the Indian market – in a globalized market, as the Pope may be the single most influential voice coming out against outsourcing. We'll see if it makes any difference at all.
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Well now that is interesting!! Who would have ever thought of religion and outsourcing as bedfellows!?
Comment by Outsource2DocuMaker on July 22, 2009 10:04 pm
I find that the Pope’s words in his encyclical letter were miscontrued to sensationalistic ends.
His “Charity in Truth” was not a counter against outsourcing but a call for every enterprise to practice greater corporate social responsibility in their business sphere of influence both at home and off-shore.
Comment by Outsource Opinionist on August 12, 2009 9:27 pm
Send Gifts to Srilanka, Flowers to Srilanka, Cakes and Chocolates to Sri Lanka and Colombo.
Comment by lankaflorist on August 16, 2009 3:43 am
@Outsource Opinionist yeah, that makes sense. It’s true that the CSR doesn’t always reach us here (in fact it’s very seldom)–but I also think it’s the responsibility (heh) of the respective call center companies to practice the CSR in their own country.
Comment by Philippine call center services on August 19, 2009 7:40 pm
The pope is right. You outsourcing bastards are the scum of the earth. Burn in hell.
Comment by Stimpy on August 23, 2009 7:50 pm
What the heck does the Pope know about outsourcing??? Maybe he’ll get outsourced himself one day…
Duane
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Comment by Duane on August 28, 2009 4:50 pm
Pope against outsourcing of jobs. Says it hurts stakeholders.He is worried that the jobless would lose faith. Ashley Alfred- HGSL
Comment by Ashley Alfred on September 14, 2009 11:51 pm