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US Suspends Major IT Firms From Green Card Sponsorship Programme
The US government has suspended several technology companies from a programme that can help employers sponsor foreign workers for permanent jobs and residency.
The announcement named Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini.
The article also says Microsoft and Adobe are affected, but they were not included in the quoted list of companies being suspended.
Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the decision.
He said the government would not accept new applications or process pending ones involving the companies.
Sonderling said the companies had requested nearly three million foreign workers since 2009.
He also accused them of taking jobs from American workers.
The article does not include a response from the companies.
The United States suspended several companies from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme on Thursday.
The firms named in the suspension announcement included Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini.
The article also says Microsoft and Adobe are impacted, though they were not named in the quoted list of suspended firms.
Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling said the government would accept no new applications or process pending applications involving the companies.
Sonderling said the companies had requested nearly three million foreign workers since 2009 and accused them of taking jobs from American workers.
- Who
- The US government, announcing the suspensions through Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling, and the named technology companies.
- What
- Several companies were suspended from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme, affecting new and pending applications involving them.
- Where
- The United States.
- When
- Thursday; the article gives no calendar date.
- Why
- Sonderling accused the companies of taking jobs from American workers.
Key facts
- Programme
- Permanent Labour Certification Programme
- Announced by
- US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling
- Companies named in the quoted suspension list
- Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini
- Other companies the article says are impacted
- Microsoft and Adobe
- Applications
- Sonderling said the government would accept no new applications or process pending applications involving the companies.
- Figures cited
- Since 2009, Sonderling said the companies had requested almost three million foreign workers, received over 230,000 H-1B visa approvals and over 100,000 permanent labour certifications.
Quotes
Keith Sonderling
US Labour Secretary who announced the suspensions
“Since 2009, just these companies alone have requested almost three million foreign workers. They've received over 230,000 H-1B visa approvals and over 100,000 permanent labour certifications.”
NDTV
“I am hereby suspending from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme some of the largest IT outsourcing firms in the world, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini.”
NDTV
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