What happened to all the the "green jobs" we Americans were supposed to have as part of the Stimulus package? Has anyone ever met anybody working in these new jobs? Or were they meant for foreign companies all along?


Last Updated : 27 Apr 2009 09:43:08 AM IST

BANGALORE: As the Obama government gets ready to raise a protectionist wall against offshoring, the US firms seem to be shipping more jobs to India.

The US firms have offshored 22,000 green technology jobs to India since January 1, 2009, Doug Brown, co-author of the influential 2009 Green Outsourcing Report, informed TNIE.

“We see the (green job offshoring) trend increasing as the US and the UK outsourcing buyers are seeking lower cost in labour and energy consumption. There are few suppliers who match credentials and outcomes of Indian firms,â€