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Tip of the Day: Do due diligence on outsourcing locations

New research from Black Book Research and Brown-Wilson Group ranked the safest and most dangerous offshore locations, Workforce Management reports. Employers with international operations and looking to outsource jobs or entire business units will want to do their homework to make sure the location they select is safe for their employees and makes the best business sense.

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According to the survey, the most dangerous outsourcing locations are Jerusalem, Israel; Mumbai, India; Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo, Brazil; Manila/Cebu/Makati, Philippines; and Delhi/Noida/Gurgaon, India. Singapore; Dublin, Ireland; Santiago, Chile; Krakow/Warsaw, Poland; and Toronto were ranked the safest.


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