Is Un-Sourcing a Problem for Costa Rican Call Center Workers?

At any given time in Costa Rica, tens of thousands of Ticos take calls from consumers in other countries who are in need of service and support. These agents work in call centers mostly located in the Central Valley, and the majority of the calls are handled in English -although demand for Portuguese-speaking agents is growing.

What would happen to the economy of Costa Rica if an army of unpaid workers decided to gleefully take over customer service and tech support from them? According to a recent article in The Economist, the new trends of“unsourcing” and peer-to-peer support could become a thorn on the sides of the outsourcing and call center economies of India and the Philippines. Should Costa Rica be worried as well?
Read it here at Costa Rica Star.

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