IT Outsourcing: Your Experiences

While the West has its misgivings about job outsourcing, the Indian software industry is growing at a fast pace.

We asked six readers from around the world who have been affected by outsourcing to give us their personal experiences and views.

Mike Oregon, US We are shipping off the crown jewels of our technology Sophia Wisconsin, US Foreign-born Indians find it difficult to fit into Indian society Prasad Tennessee, US The rules for trade and business are changing fast

Doug New York, US Outsourcing has made life very difficult for people like me Krishnan Bangalore, India Indian workers are clerical appendage of the world Guy London, UK Software from overseas suppliers is of a poorer quality

Next week the BBC News website will begin Part II of its globalisation series, looking at the global restructuring of the car industry.