[anonzzzies]

FTE for lack of a better word: they are not employees of the company, they are full-time working for the company; they are employed by some outsourcing place. FTE I guess means employee of the western country and that they are not, but what would be the term? Full time remote worker?

[mrheosuper]

Maybe you mean "contractor" ?

[alternatex]

A lot of those deals between western companies and companies in developing countries are not fixed-time contracts but ongoing collaborations.

[anonzzzies]

And that is not outsourcing? Definitely called that here...