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Assessing Brazil's offshoring prospects

  • Brazil is well placed to supply labor to the global offshoring market, given the country’s strong telecommunications infrastructure and attractive vendor landscape.
  • But a study finds that weak English language skills and a lack of international experience among Brazilian workers leave many of them unsuitable in the eyes of multinational companies.
  • Brazil must address the shortcomings of its labor supply—for example, by working more closely with businesses to expose the country’s workers to international management ideas and approaches.

Note: This article includes translations in Portuguese and Spanish.

This article contains the following exhibits:
  • Exhibit 1: Brazil enjoys a significant advantage over rivals in Asia and Eastern Europe as an offshoring location.
  • Exhibit 2: Brazil’s pool of workers considered suitable for employment by multinationals is relatively small.
 

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