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Oct
Washington DC (Rajeev Sharma): The Donald Trump administration has suspended eight major technology companies, including Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, HCL Technologies, Microsoft and Adobe, from a key US programme used by employers to sponsor skilled foreign workers for permanent residency. The US Department of Labour announced on Thursday, October 8, that it would stop accepting new applications and processing pending applications under the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme involving the affected companies. Cognizant and Capgemini are also on the list. US officials have accused the companies of abusing foreign-worker programmes and harming employment opportunities for American workers. The…