india as a location for outsourcing

• advantages

  it is estimated that 52,000 british jobs have been outsourced to india since the 1980s
• advantages

  british companies are said to save 10 million pounds every year for every 1000 jobs moved to india
• advantages

  a large number of highly skilled, english speaking employees
• advantages

  low wage costs compared to other offshore competitors
• advantages

  flexible working practices - working conditions in india have traditionally seen long hours, flexible shift patterns and are not heavily unionised
• advantages

  india is relatively politically stable
• disadvantages

  poorly developed infrastructure as there are limits on electricity transmission, clean water and internet coverage
• disadvantages

  the demand for skilled labour has been so high that india is now beginning to experience a shortage of graduates in engineering and IT
• disadvantages

  there is a poor basic education and low literacy rates on a national scale which impedes future economic development