Businessmen calm call center agents who fear to lose jobs due to BPO companies pullout following the spicy tirades of President Duterte to the US.
The Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) calmed the employees of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies for the supposed pullout following the tirades of President Rodrigo Duterte to the United States.
BPO companies are mostly based in the US and many officials – political and financial – have expressed their fear that these investors would pullout following the spicy words of the chief executive against their government.
According to ECOP President Donald Dee, the speculations that about pulling out $25 billion investment in the BPO industry is not true.
Dee, who is also a former Ambassador, said that while Duterte’s pronouncements against the US have an impact, but it is very minimal, where only one or two American companies would leave the Philippines.
Dee added that there is nothing to be afraid of on the statement of US State Department Assistant Sec. Daniel Russel that the pronouncements of Duterte are already causing fear and confusion on the part of global investors.
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