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US Suspends Major IT Firms From Permanent Labour Certification Programme
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News18•08-10-2026, 20:45
US Suspends Major IT Firms From Permanent Labour Certification Programme
- •The United States has suspended eight major IT firms including Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme.
- •The announcement was made by US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling alongside Vice President JD Vance.
- •The Department of Labour will not accept any new applications or process pending permanent labour certifications involving these companies.
- •Officials noted that these firms have requested nearly three million foreign workers since 2009, impacting American employment opportunities.
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The US Department of Labour suspended Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft, and Adobe from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme.
The announcement was made by US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling alongside Vice President JD Vance, who serves as the head of the US Anti-Fraud Task Force.
Since 2009, these companies alone have requested nearly three million foreign workers, receiving over 230,000 H-1B visa approvals and more than 100,000 permanent labour certifications.
