Labour warned over foreign 'suicide'
28 August 2012
The government will have to introduce legislation forbidding foreign outsourcing if it wants to avoid political suicide, according to an industry expert.
Trade secretary Patricia Hewitt has rejected calls from UK businesses and unions to prevent companies from following the trend of moving jobs to developing nations such as India. Hewitt's rejection comes as the US considers outlawing such practices.
Paul Street, chief executive of consultancy The Sourcing Alliance, said many businesses were turning against...