India calls Vance’s ‘indentured servants’ remark deeply offensive
India said the PERM suspension does not by itself affect H-1B visas. Lawyers say the Labor Department can suspend firms alone for only 180 days, and Indian IT shares rose on Friday.
Via TNW | Government-policy
India’s foreign ministry has called US Vice President JD Vance’s description of foreign workers hired by Microsoft as “indentured servants” deeply offensive. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal read out the ministry’s statement at its briefing in New Delhi on Friday.
“Resorting to terminology that carries painful historical and colonial legacy connotations is deeply offensive,” Jaiswal said.
On Thursday, Vance announced that the Labor Department was suspending eight companies from the PERM programme. PERM is usually the first step when an employer sponsors…
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