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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

US green card suspension: TCS, Infosys, Wipro, other IT firms' PERM applications already on decline

Washington, Indian IT companies facing suspension from the US permanent labour certification programme have made fewer applications for green cards this year, indicating that the action may not have a significant impact on their functioning.

The US on Thursday suspended eight IT firms, including Indian tech giants Tata, Infosys, Wipro and HCL, from a programme to apply for green cards for foreign workers, contending that the practice has shut out Americans from the job market.

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