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Chamber of Outsourcing

Yet another reason Job Tracker is an important tool:

Among the many lies told by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently, chief Chamber lobbyist Bruce Josten said that his organization’s foreign affiliates, called AmChams, are only “comprised of American companies doing business abroad in those countries.” In fact, the Chinese AmCham is comprised of Chinese firms like Northern Light Venture Capital; the AmCham in Russia is comprised of Russian state-run companies like VTB Bank; and, the AmCham of Abu Dhabi is comprised of UAE state-run oil companies.

The ties between the AmChams and the U.S. Chamber are deep. In addition to sharing staff members, the Chinese AmCham has worked closely with the U.S. Chamber and the Chinese government to sponsor a series of seminars in America to teach American businesses how to outsource jobs to China (called the China Grassroots Program).

Think Progress has a picture of an invitation to an event in Jacksonville, Florida to teach companies how to outsource to China. So far, the Job Tracker includes three companies that have exported jobs from the Jacksonville area, and 86 that have had mass layoffs.

Tags: Chamber of Commerce, outsourcing