TCS Responds to US Green Card Ban, Emphasises Local Hiring

India's leading Tech major Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) has responded to the US government's decision to bar it and other IT companies from its Green Card program citing investigations into the alleged abuse of the program.

In a statement on Friday, TCS said, "We have noted the announcement by the US Government on the Permanent Labour Certification Program (PERM) and TCS will comply with any directive from the Department of Labour.

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 centres 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. Our PERM applications were in single digits in the last two years and hence we do not expect the suspension of the program to impact our workforce strategy and customer engagements," the statement added.