South Carolina Lawmakers Join Fight To Keep Jobs In U.S. Saturday February 07, 2004 11:39pm    Posted By: Angela May Who would you vote for in the presidential election?  George W. Bush  John Kerry  John Edwards  Howard Dean  Wesley Clark ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story ___  Related Stories  ___ Some Hold Firm As Firms Jobs Go Overseas Columbia, SC - Lawmakers in at least 15 states, including South Carolina, are proposing legislation to stem the loss of white-collar jobs to lower-wage countries. States have proposed legislation ranging from a total ban on state agencies sending work abroad to banning call centers on state contracts.  In South Carolina, House Speaker David Wilkins introduced a bill in January that included banning state agencies from using foreign call centers.  Nearly two-thirds of the largest companies headquartered in the Carolinas say they have sent computer tasks abroad, mostly to India. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 WCIV, LLC.

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