offshoring
Coverage of offshoring in the Nexus archive.
- The last day of an American factory
A Trump donor advocated against offshoring, but his company relocated significant operations to China. The factory's closure follows conflicting actions between the donor's public stance and the company's decisions.
- ‘Where are the jobs?’: as US autoworkers face offshoring, Democrats vie to win votes
US autoworkers previously supporting Trump and Republicans are experiencing job losses due to offshoring and tariffs. Brenda Davis, a Ford retiree, and Morgan Hughes, a General Motors worker in Ohio, highlight concerns over outsourcing and plant closures. Democrats are attempting to win these voters.
- Vast desert city known for offering 'ladder to the middle class' with its back office jobs is at risk of being hollowed out by AI and offshoring
A vast desert city, known for providing a 'ladder to the middle class' through back office jobs, faces the risk of economic decline due to AI automation and offshoring trends. The city's reliance on these jobs makes it vulnerable to being 'hollowed out' by technological and global market shifts.
- The West Forgot How to Make Things. Now It's Forgetting How to Code
The article discusses the decline of manufacturing and coding skills in the West, attributing this to globalization and offshoring. It highlights concerns about the erosion of technical expertise and the shift from industrial to service-based economies.
- Forget call centers, local energy prices mean Britain's latest offshoring wave is AI projects
British firms are moving AI workloads abroad due to high energy costs, alarming the government which relies on AI for economic growth. One in five UK companies has already offshored AI projects, highlighting concerns over the UK's competitiveness in tech innovation.