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Democratic senators highlight bill to stop outsourcing of call center jobs
Source: The Hill
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The United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act would make businesses that move call center jobs overseas ineligible for federal grants or loans in order to protect call center jobs in their home states.
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S. 3402 also requires companies to disclose to callers when their calls are being transferred abroad.
“By requiring companies to disclose when their calls are being transferred abroad, businesses could be encouraged to keep their call centers jobs here in the United States,” Brown said. “This bill will also stop giving American tax dollars to big businesses that ship call center jobs overseas. Why should we hand over federal grants or loans to companies that hand over American jobs to other countries?”
Their bill would also direct the Department of Labor to make a public list of companies that outsource their calling centers and those employers would remain on that list for three years after relocation. The bill would require federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, to give preference to U.S. employers that do not appear on the list.
The United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act would make businesses that move call center jobs overseas ineligible for federal grants or loans in order to protect call center jobs in their home states.
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S. 3402 also requires companies to disclose to callers when their calls are being transferred abroad.
“By requiring companies to disclose when their calls are being transferred abroad, businesses could be encouraged to keep their call centers jobs here in the United States,” Brown said. “This bill will also stop giving American tax dollars to big businesses that ship call center jobs overseas. Why should we hand over federal grants or loans to companies that hand over American jobs to other countries?”
Their bill would also direct the Department of Labor to make a public list of companies that outsource their calling centers and those employers would remain on that list for three years after relocation. The bill would require federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, to give preference to U.S. employers that do not appear on the list.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/244571-democratic-senators-highlight-bill-to-stop-outsourcing-of-call-center-jobs
