Outsourcing has really been enabled by technological advances, allowing immediate communication across the world and the ease of transporting people, goods, and information. When companies find people in other countries willing to work for a lower wage they will often employ them which is great for the company because they save money, and it’s great for the people in other countries because they now have a job, but also means that the people in the core country are losing jobs and having difficulty to finding new ones.