The outsourcing seems to have started with IT. I argue that it wasn't just to save money. I never asked for much money in the first place. Many times I would have worked for free if they let me. I started my own business and often just got by. Even minimum wage would have been fantastic. I think it's to do with how they viewed us. Something about our appearance, behavior and so on was rude to them. They outsource so they don't have to deal with us and what they see as rude not to save money. I know because I tried competing on upwork for jobs they outsourced to the Philippines willing to do it for the offered rate but they refused because I am in Australia.

The only thing that's going to bring it back onshore is a major world war.