Motion 16
Tackling Offshoring
“That this Congress notes:
- offshoring of Scottish jobs is a persistent problem with high-quality, well-paid jobs being lost as greedy companies move these jobs across other parts of the world to increase profits. BT is an example of a notable company that is deploying this approach in the telecommunications industry. Capita has also recently outsourced customer service jobs.
“Congress believes:
- offshoring is resulting in significant job losses across Scotland, reducing the collective skill set of the Scottish workforce and limiting the ability of Scotland to compete in the global telecommunications industry. In addition, companies operating in the UK and serving a UK customer base should not be allowed to offshore their UK-based workforce; and
- we need robust legislative protections put in place to prevent the loss of jobs from ruthless offshoring.
“Congress resolves:
- to call on the Scottish and UK Governments to put in place robust legislation to prevent offshoring by companies operating in the UK and serving a UK customer base should not be allowed to axe their UK-based workforce;
- to demand both Governments to legislate severe penalties on companies who offshore jobs having received support from the public purse;
- to campaign for conditions to be placed on companies who receive public funding to ensure they are clearly aware that penalties will be placed on them if they, as companies operating in the UK and serving a UK customer base, offshore jobs; and
- call for all tax breaks, subsidies, grant funding and any other public money should be claimed back if companies, who have received public money from the likes of Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International, offshore jobs.”
Mover: Communication Workers’ Union
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