Would it be hard to believe that most of the jobs in china are American jobs? Many companies move their factories overseas to get an edge over their competitors, but this in turn made them leave as well. It is too expensive nowadays to try and employ a large amount of American workers to work on assembly lines that require little to no prior education. After realizing this fact, they moved to a place with a lower minimum wage. These places include China and Mexico as two of the top ones. "On February 23, 2004, San Francisco raised its minimum wage from $6.75 to $8.50. While many workers undoubtedly celebrated this pay increase, many local industries and employers began to look for alternative business locations as a way of avoiding the extra
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Outsourcing jobs to other countries is not good for the United States because it is decreasing the number of jobs available to American citizens here. Not only is it limiting jobs here, it is taking money that could be paid to US workers, and giving it to foreign countries, even if they are being paid less. Another big problem with producing goods overseas is that they do not have to meet the quality rating that they do here in the United States, meaning that most goods are low quality or even toxic, since some countries allow the use of lead in their paints. So not only is it a financial problem, outsourcing could also be a health …show more content…
If companies continue to move the jobs overseas Americans will lose opportunities and unemployment will rise in the United States. In the California Job Journal, one can see just how seriously scared the public is about losing their jobs to overseas competition. "The cheap labor costs of Southeast Asia are like a siren call to more and more US employers seeking to lower support costs and improve profits. The increasingly common trend toward outsourcing labor to countries such as India, Malaysia and Pakistan means jobs are leaking to a part of the world where workers fresh out of college or technical school will work for pennies on the dollar compared to US workers. For Americans, that means the bar for entry-level positions is rising, or those jobs are disappearing off the map completely. What can we do to avoid losing out to offshore outsourcing?" People are afraid to lose their jobs and for good reason. Many companies move their businesses overseas, which makes job opportunities in America insufficient. Competition is intense, and most Americans will lose not because they are unqualified, but because they were not the only ones fighting for the
Outsourcing jobs to other countries is not good for the United States because it is decreasing the number of jobs available to American citizens here. Not only is it limiting jobs here, it is taking money that could be paid to US workers, and giving it to foreign countries, even if they are being paid less. Another big problem with producing goods overseas is that they do not have to meet the quality rating that they do here in the United States, meaning that most goods are low quality or even toxic, since some countries allow the use of lead in their paints. So not only is it a financial problem, outsourcing could also be a health …show more content…
If companies continue to move the jobs overseas Americans will lose opportunities and unemployment will rise in the United States. In the California Job Journal, one can see just how seriously scared the public is about losing their jobs to overseas competition. "The cheap labor costs of Southeast Asia are like a siren call to more and more US employers seeking to lower support costs and improve profits. The increasingly common trend toward outsourcing labor to countries such as India, Malaysia and Pakistan means jobs are leaking to a part of the world where workers fresh out of college or technical school will work for pennies on the dollar compared to US workers. For Americans, that means the bar for entry-level positions is rising, or those jobs are disappearing off the map completely. What can we do to avoid losing out to offshore outsourcing?" People are afraid to lose their jobs and for good reason. Many companies move their businesses overseas, which makes job opportunities in America insufficient. Competition is intense, and most Americans will lose not because they are unqualified, but because they were not the only ones fighting for the