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Microsoft Defends H-1B Visa Use After US Suspends Green Card Filings
The statement came on Thursday hours after Vice President J D Vance suspended Microsoft from a programme to apply for green cards for foreign workers, accusing it of abusing the system.
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Google To Resume Green Card Sponsorship For H-1B Holders In 2026: Eligibility Details Inside
Google plans to expand its PERM green card sponsorship program in 2026, setting clear eligibility rules tied to job role, office presence, and employee performance.
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UAE Launches New Digital System To Simplify Work Permits For Foreign Workers
UAE Work Permit: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that employers can now apply for work permits directly through its official website or mobile application.
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Inclusion Of Foreign Workers In Provident Fund Nullified By High Court. What Happens Next?
Unless this ruling is challenged and overturned, the present judgement shall be applicable unless set aside by the Appellate Court and/or larger bench, said Manmeet Kaur, partner at Karanjawala & Co.
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Inclusion Of Foreign Workers In Provident Fund Nullified By High Court. What Happens Next?
Unless this ruling is challenged and overturned, the present judgement shall be applicable unless set aside by the Appellate Court and/or larger bench, said Manmeet Kaur, partner at Karanjawala & Co.
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Backlash Stirs in US Against Foreign Worker Visas
Amid calls for expanding the nation's so-called H-1B visa program, there is growing pushback from Americans who argue the program has been hijacked by staffing companies that import cheaper, lower-level workers to replace more expensive US employees - or keep them from getting hired in the first place.
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US To Issue 64,716 H-2B Visas For Unskilled Workers In 2023 Fiscal Year
For the first time, the US has temporarily made available 64,716 additional H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers for the fiscal year 2023 to ensure that American businesses can plan for their peak season labour needs.
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Thailand To Reopen Borders To Foreign Workers Amid Labour Shortage
Thailand plans to reopen its borders to workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to ease a labour shortage that is hurting its export and tourism-dependent economy.
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Singapore Restricts Entry For Work Pass Holders Amid Covid Surge In India
In view of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several countries, especially India, and emergence of new virus variants, Singapore is reducing entry approvals for work pass holders and their dependents entering the country in the coming weeks.
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Ambitious US Citizenship Act Of 2021 Introduced In Congress
A bicameral US Citizenship Act of 2021 proposing a pathway to citizenship to 11 million undocumented workers, elimination of per country quota for employment-based green cards and work authorisation for dependents of H-1B foreign workers, was introduced in the Congress.
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In Joe Biden's Immigration Overhaul, How H1B Visas Are Impacted
Joe Biden's immigration overhaul seeks to allow more skilled foreign workers into the U.S. without stirring widespread protest from labor groups, whose opposition would all but ruin prospects for what is already one of the president's most precarious priorities.
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Saudi Arabia Removes Controversial Restrictions On Foreign Workers
Saudi Arabia will remove several controversial restrictions on foreign workers in a labor policy overhaul that officials hope will attract overseas talent and reduce citizen unemployment.
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COVID-19: Foreign Workers Will Return Home "Safe And Sound" - Singapore PM
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has promised to do his best to take care of foreign workers even as the city-state reported 198 new cases of COVID-19 infection and one death today.
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Japan Opens Doors for Foreign Workers Who May Not Want to Come
The Gallup survey showed that Japan’s 126-million strong population would grow by just 1 percent.
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Brexit Begins to Bite as Workers Turn to Voting With Their Feet
BOE Governor Carney has warned that the U.K. is at risk of facing net emigration, hurting the economy, in a disorderly departure.
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Microsoft Defends H-1B Visa Use After US Suspends Green Card Filings
The statement came on Thursday hours after Vice President J D Vance suspended Microsoft from a programme to apply for green cards for foreign workers, accusing it of abusing the system.
-
Google To Resume Green Card Sponsorship For H-1B Holders In 2026: Eligibility Details Inside
Google plans to expand its PERM green card sponsorship program in 2026, setting clear eligibility rules tied to job role, office presence, and employee performance.
-
UAE Launches New Digital System To Simplify Work Permits For Foreign Workers
UAE Work Permit: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that employers can now apply for work permits directly through its official website or mobile application.
-
Inclusion Of Foreign Workers In Provident Fund Nullified By High Court. What Happens Next?
Unless this ruling is challenged and overturned, the present judgement shall be applicable unless set aside by the Appellate Court and/or larger bench, said Manmeet Kaur, partner at Karanjawala & Co.
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Inclusion Of Foreign Workers In Provident Fund Nullified By High Court. What Happens Next?
Unless this ruling is challenged and overturned, the present judgement shall be applicable unless set aside by the Appellate Court and/or larger bench, said Manmeet Kaur, partner at Karanjawala & Co.
-
Backlash Stirs in US Against Foreign Worker Visas
Amid calls for expanding the nation's so-called H-1B visa program, there is growing pushback from Americans who argue the program has been hijacked by staffing companies that import cheaper, lower-level workers to replace more expensive US employees - or keep them from getting hired in the first place.
-
US To Issue 64,716 H-2B Visas For Unskilled Workers In 2023 Fiscal Year
For the first time, the US has temporarily made available 64,716 additional H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers for the fiscal year 2023 to ensure that American businesses can plan for their peak season labour needs.
-
Thailand To Reopen Borders To Foreign Workers Amid Labour Shortage
Thailand plans to reopen its borders to workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to ease a labour shortage that is hurting its export and tourism-dependent economy.
-
Singapore Restricts Entry For Work Pass Holders Amid Covid Surge In India
In view of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several countries, especially India, and emergence of new virus variants, Singapore is reducing entry approvals for work pass holders and their dependents entering the country in the coming weeks.
-
Ambitious US Citizenship Act Of 2021 Introduced In Congress
A bicameral US Citizenship Act of 2021 proposing a pathway to citizenship to 11 million undocumented workers, elimination of per country quota for employment-based green cards and work authorisation for dependents of H-1B foreign workers, was introduced in the Congress.
-
In Joe Biden's Immigration Overhaul, How H1B Visas Are Impacted
Joe Biden's immigration overhaul seeks to allow more skilled foreign workers into the U.S. without stirring widespread protest from labor groups, whose opposition would all but ruin prospects for what is already one of the president's most precarious priorities.
-
Saudi Arabia Removes Controversial Restrictions On Foreign Workers
Saudi Arabia will remove several controversial restrictions on foreign workers in a labor policy overhaul that officials hope will attract overseas talent and reduce citizen unemployment.
-
COVID-19: Foreign Workers Will Return Home "Safe And Sound" - Singapore PM
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has promised to do his best to take care of foreign workers even as the city-state reported 198 new cases of COVID-19 infection and one death today.
-
Japan Opens Doors for Foreign Workers Who May Not Want to Come
The Gallup survey showed that Japan’s 126-million strong population would grow by just 1 percent.
-
Brexit Begins to Bite as Workers Turn to Voting With Their Feet
BOE Governor Carney has warned that the U.K. is at risk of facing net emigration, hurting the economy, in a disorderly departure.
