offshored
Moved jobs overseas
Offshored describes work, jobs, or operations that have been moved to another country, typically to reduce costs: The company offshored its customer service to the Philippines.
The past tense of offshore, it usually implies relocating business functions from wealthy countries to places with cheaper labor.
Compare outsourced, which may stay domestic.
Assigned to external parties
- relocatedMoved to new location
- transferredMoved to new location
- movedChanged location or felt
- shiftedChanged place or position
workforce · BPO · third-party · contracting · vendors · telecommuting · expatriate · displaced
Spanning national boundaries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- overseasIn foreign countries
- foreignFrom another nation
worldwide · Asia · India · China · Philippines · Vietnam · Mexico · tariffs
Industrial production facility
- assemblyConstructing from components
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- deindustrializationLoss of industrial capacity
- automationSelf-operating system design
logistics · distribution · procurement · components · warehousing · inventory
Operating across multiple countries
- headquartersCentral command location
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
outsourced
Assigned to external parties
- relocatedMoved to new location
- transferredMoved to new location
- movedChanged location or felt
shifted · workforce · BPO · third-party · contracting · vendors · telecommuting · expatriate · displaced · downsized
cross-border
Spanning national boundaries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- overseasIn foreign countries
foreign · worldwide · Asia · India · China · Philippines · Vietnam · Mexico · tariffs · import
factory
Industrial production facility
- assemblyConstructing from components
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- deindustrializationLoss of industrial capacity
automation · logistics · distribution · procurement · components · warehousing · inventory
multinational
Operating across multiple countries
- headquartersCentral command location
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- incorporationForming a legal entity
offshoreddomestic
Of the home
onshore · local · in-house · home-based · stateside
offshoredreshored
Returned jobs domestically
onshored · repatriated · brought back · brought home · insourced
- offshore accountsBank deposits in other countries
- offshore drillingExtracting petroleum from seabed
- offshore bankInstitution abroad holding funds
- offshore bankingForeign financial account services
- offshore oilSubsea hydrocarbon deposits
- offshore fishingAngling far from shore