Washington/New Delhi: In an effort to shrug off restrictions on Green Card filings by the Donald Trump administration, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said on Friday that it will hire 15,000 people in US.
TCS is among eight firms hit by the Trump administration’s decision to freeze some Green Card filings amid its widening visa crackdown it says targets fraud and American job losses. Infosys is also among the firms hit by the move.
TCS, however, expressed confidence that it expects that suspension from the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) will not impact its workforce strategy and customer engagements in the US, as reported by Hindustan Times.
The PERM programme, under the US labour department’s permanent labour certification process is required for most employment-based Green Cards. Under the program, employers must show that hiring a foreign worker will not harm the wages, working conditions or job opportunities of US workers.
TCS took note of announcement by the US Government on PERM and said that it will comply with any directive from the department of labour. It added that it will hire an additional 15,000 people in the US over the next five years to augment its local workforce.
“Our workforce strategy in the US is anchored in hiring local talent, supported by a robust campus recruitment model. We have built a significant local workforce across 31 offices and delivery centers throughout the country. As we had announced earlier, we intend to hire an additional 15,000 people in the US over the next five years, to further augment our local workforce,” TCS said in a statement.
The firm also said that its PERM applications were in single digits in the last two years that it is why, its workforce strategy and customer engagements will not be impacted by the suspension of the program.
Apart from TCS and Infosys, other firms hit by the move are Cognizant, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Microsoft, Adobe and Capgemin.
“We will not accept any new or process any pending permanent labour certification applications involving these companies,” US labour secretary Keith Sonderling said while announcing the suspension of the firms from the program.
