Pramila Jayapal slams Trump’s Microsoft green card suspension, Vance hits backPramila Jayapal criticized the Trump administration's decision to suspend Microsoft from a Green Card program. The administration argues th...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
Forced labour and import: Reading India’s latest foreign trade policy additionsWith this notification in place, India has tried to put a protective layer for the domestic industry from unfair foreign competition.
26 Sep, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
US senators reintroduce bill to reform H-1B, L-1 visa rules as Trump fee fuels scrutinyUS Senators reintroduced a bill to tighten H-1B and L-1 visa rules. The legislation targets loopholes and abuse by major employers. It prop...
30 Sep, 2025, 10.03 AM IST
What’s the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that is deepening jobs and housing squeeze in CanadaCanada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program faces scrutiny. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani wants it terminated. He claims it hurts Canadian wor...
23 May, 2025, 09.08 AM IST
As H-1B debate heats up, Americans say US doesn't need more foreign workersMost Americans are against increasing the number of foreign workers via the H-1B visa program. A Rasmussen Reports survey shows 60% believe...
02 Jan, 2025, 12.41 PM IST
Canada’s immigration minister has a message for foreign students: You can’t all stayCanada is reevaluating its long-term visa program for foreign students to better align with labor market demands. The government aims to en...
19 Jul, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
UK's higher salary thresholds for skilled work visas kick inUK has increased Skilled Worker visa thresholds for foreign workers to reduce migration and protect local workers. Family Visa income requi...
05 Apr, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
Canada must end reliance on cheap foreign labor, Immigration Minister Marc Miller saysMarc Miller introduced a limit on foreign student visas last month, cutting them by 35% for this year. He will announce further changes soo...
07 Feb, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
Why small businesses in services are better engines of growth than manufacturingManufacturing has a unique ability to lift productivity. To raise the productivity of even the least educated farmworkers, one only needs t...
16 Feb, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
What if deglobalization is good for emerging markets?Access to low-cost raw materials plays a large role in determining the geographical distribution of industry. Typically, these relative pri...
18 Nov, 2022, 09.01 AM IST
Republican Senator opposes Biden admin's move to revert to lottery system for issuing H-1B visasThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it would prioritise wages to protect the economic interests of American workers, a...
06 Feb, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
View: Why the world's workers are losing to capitalists, says Noah SmithThis trend is worrying because it contributes to increased inequality -- poor people own much less of the land and capital in the economy t...
20 Sep, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
Bipartisan H-1B, L1 visa reform bill introduced in US CongressThe H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 is in addition to similar legislations pending in the Congress, all of whom seek to close loophole...
04 Mar, 2017, 01.58 PM IST
- Tightening of working visa norms in Oz 'political stunt': Ex-MP
Maxine McKew, a former MP today criticised Oz PM Julia Gillard's government for its "obsession" with the foreign worker visa programme.
02 May, 2013, 01.15 PM IST
- Foxconn to hike prices to cover China pay increase
The extent of price hikes will differ according to products, C.L. Huang, vice president of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., parent firm of F...
22 Jul, 2010, 12.22 PM IST
- Strikes stall Honda plants in China
Production at two Honda Motor car assembly plants in China remained stalled Thursday due to a lack of parts because of labor disputes, thou...
10 Jun, 2010, 01.47 PM IST
- Foxconn considering Taiwan production
Foxconn Technology Group, shaken by a spate of worker suicides at its mammoth industrial compound in southern China, said Thursday it could...
10 Jun, 2010, 11.55 AM IST