New Delhi: Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ), Cognizant and eight other major corporations have been questioned by US Senators for filing thousands of H-1B skilled labour visa petitions after conducting “mass layoffs” of American employees.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and ranking member Richard Durbin have also questioned Amazon, Apple, Deloitte, Google , JPMorgan Chase, Meta, Microsoft, and Walmart, asking them for details on their hiring and recruitment practices as well as any variation in salary and benefits between H-1B visa holders and American employees.

Senators concerned over unemployment of American STEM graduates

The senators said their “inquiry” comes at a time when the unemployment rate in America’s tech sector is “well above” the overall joble

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