US suspends Microsoft and seven other firms from green card programme
News Source : The Next Web
News Summary
- Wipro, Infosys, Tata, HCL, Cognizant, and Capgemini are suspended.
- Vice President JD Vance made the call at a White House press conference.
- Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said his department will stop accepting new applications from the eight companies and will not process any that are still pending.
- The suspension affects the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM), which is run by the Department of Labor.
- This program is usually the first step for getting a green card through employment.
The US government has suspended Microsoft and seven other technology companies from a federal programme that lets employers sponsor foreign workers for green cards.
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