{"id":10562,"date":"2019-07-06T09:03:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T07:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10562"},"modified":"2023-05-04T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:00:07","slug":"the-west-outsources-more-it-jobs-to-eastern-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/07\/the-west-outsources-more-it-jobs-to-eastern-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"The West Outsources More IT Jobs to Eastern Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every company wants to reduce its costs. Some Western European companies outsource jobs to Eastern Europe because its cheaper and workers there are highly qualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about outsourcing in Europe from the link below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.english-online.at\/news-articles\/business-economy\/west-outsources-jobs-to-eastern-europe.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.english-online.at\/news-articles\/business-economy\/west-outsources-jobs-to-eastern-europe.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What is your opinion on outsourcing?<br>2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing?<br>3. Do you think outsourcing to other countries is positive or negative for a country&#8217;s economy?<br>4. Does your company outsource some of its functions to other countries?<br>5. 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