There is a bigger issue to the RBC case of employing foreign workers. Though not clear at this point, but the government would like to investigate if the bank has misused the temporary oreign skilled workers program under the immigration department. As far as outsourcing issue goes, it seems that RBC hasn't done anything illegal. The question is of ethics and displacement of Canadians at the cost of foreigners. The people in question were trained by those who were replaced, and therein lies the irony. The Indians will work in Canada but not sure how long they would remain employed. These workers. it's pointed out, lacked the "skills" and had to be trained by locals. That has caused anger among the workers and Canadians at large. Outsourcing companies have multiplied. India holds the record, mostly in call centre types. But call centres are moving to the Philipines because labour in this country is cheaper than in India. So, you see this is "globalization" at work. Even in my field of journalism, some papers catering to the South Asian population, particularly Indians, are now edited and composed in India and then downloaded and printed in Canada. Some of them don't even employ professional journalists and the publisher often goes to press conferences and other events and writes reports that are sent to India and polished up. Such is the sad scenario.
Eugene
