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Labor migration and regulatory compliance: a GS2 case study on bilateral labor dynamics.
US Vice President JD Vance and Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the suspension of several tech firms from the Permanent Labour Certification programme over alleged fraud.
The suspension affects firms including Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini. The move targets the replacement of US workers with lower-paid foreign workers and impacts thousands of Indian nationals in the green card backlog.
Which US program is used by tech firms to certify the need for foreign workers?
Answer: (b) Permanent Labour Certification programme — The note identifies the Permanent Labour Certification programme as the specific US program for tech firms to certify the need for foreign workers.
Q. Discuss the implications of US labor certification policies on the Indian IT workforce and the broader dynamics of bilateral labor migration.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
Keywords: Labor Certification · Green Card Backlog · Bilateral Migration · Regulatory Compliance · Labor Market Dynamics
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