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US suspends major Indian IT firms from PERM green card programme
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Why a US labour-certification freeze on Infosys and Wipro matters: the PERM green card route, India-USA ties explained
The US Department of Labor has suspended firms such as Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL, along with Microsoft and Adobe, from the PERM labour-certification programme used for employment-based green cards.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The US Department of Labor has suspended firms such as Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL, along with Microsoft and Adobe, from the PERM labour-certification programme used for employment-based green cards.
Karnataka's IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said the suspension could be an opportunity if India plays its cards right.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- The US Department of Labor has suspended firms such as Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL from the PERM programme.
- Microsoft and Adobe are also among the suspended firms.
- PERM (Programme Electronic Review Management) is the labour-certification step for employment-based green cards.
- Karnataka's IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said the suspension could be an opportunity if India plays its cards right.
- Labour certification by the US Department of Labor is generally required before an employer files an immigrant petition for a foreign worker.
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- PERM labour certification is administered by the US Department of Labor and is a step towards employment-based permanent residence (green card).
- A green card grants permanent residence in the USA, whereas H-1B is a temporary non-immigrant work visa.
- Suspension from PERM affects the employer's ability to sponsor foreign workers for green cards, not the worker's citizenship status.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS-II (India and USA, diaspora) and GS-III (Services sector): US restrictions on employment-based immigration hit Indian IT firms and professionals that depend on skilled-worker mobility, with implications for remittances, talent flows and services exports. Way forward: diversify markets, build domestic capability and global capability centres in cities like Bengaluru, and pursue skilled-mobility and trade understandings with the USA.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Who is the Chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, who said private investment of about Rs 7.5 lakh crore is likely in the nuclear sector?
- K.N. Vyas
- Anil Kakodkar
- Ajit Kumar Mohanty
- S.A. Bhardwaj
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: C — Ajit Kumar Mohanty is the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; India has about 9 GW of installed nuclear capacity.
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