9 months ago
Survey: 50% of Indian H-1B Techies Face Racial Discrimination
A survey found that nearly half of Indian tech workers on H-1B visas in the US feel they are treated unfairly because of their race.
Many of these workers are employed at big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Intuit.
The survey also showed that while some people believe this discrimination affects their chances of getting promoted, others think it's not a big problem.
Most workers who experienced discrimination did not report it, and those who did often saw no change or things got worse.
Some people also talked about other types of bias, like regional or cultural differences, that can happen within the Indian community itself.
Nearly 50% of Indian techies on H-1B visas report experiencing racial discrimination at work.
Majority of respondents work at companies like Google, Microsoft, and Intuit.
44% believe discrimination affects promotions or performance evaluations.
72% of those facing discrimination took no action, while 21% left their companies.
20% of respondents saw improvement after taking action against discrimination.
- Who
- Indian techies on H-1B visas in the US
- What
- Facing racial discrimination at work
- Where
- United States, primarily at major tech companies
- When
- Survey conducted on Blind platform
- Why
- Survey highlights systemic issues and personal experiences of discrimination
Key facts
- Survey Participants
- 1,087 NRIs on Blind
- Major Companies Mentioned
- Google, Microsoft, Intuit
- Percentage Facing Racial Discrimination
- 44%
- Percentage Dismissing Discrimination as Exaggerated
- 30%
- Percentage Reporting Bias Affecting Promotions
- 44%
- Percentage Taking No Action Against Discrimination
- 72%
- Percentage Seeing Improvement After Action
- 20%
Quotes
A professional from General Motors
An anonymous professional from General Motors
“It is not racist to point out that the majority of these visas go to Indians. That is fair and valid. It is racist to however hate on individual Indians instead of blaming the systems, laws, and corporations that all enable it.”
financialexpress.com
A respondent from Google
An anonymous respondent from Google
“In my experience, issues don’t always stem from race. Sometimes they come from cultural or regional biases within the same country. Being Indian myself, I’ve actually had more challenges working with other Indians because of micro-management or favouritism.”
financialexpress.com
Sources
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