(1) Doing work with inhouse employees. Contrast with outsourcing.
(2) Creating jobs in your country by an organization that is foreign owned. Contrast with outsourcing.
(2) Creating jobs in your country by an organization that is foreign owned. Contrast with outsourcing.
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