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H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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Re: H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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These exploitation are far too common they are just very unreported due to fear of losing job and having to leave country in 24 hours notice.

Desi consulting shops are most to blame for. They learned tricks from big guys, it's easy to make big guys change their ways but not all these moms and pops shops.

Re: H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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H-1B needs to be ended. No more wage-suppression handouts to multi-billion dollar companies. Google and the rest of these companies can pay either pay more, or train more CITIZENS.

As an H1B at Google, I get paid as much as my American co-workers at the same job title. Please stop spreading FUD.

Re: H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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> Cloudwick Technologies of Newark has been ordered to pay about $175,000 to 12 employees for back wages after violating H-1B rules, the U.S. Department of Labor said.

Is it $175000 in back wages per person, or total for all 12 people? The wording is a little sloppy here.

Re: H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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post #3

These exploitation are far too common they are just very unreported due to fear of losing job and having to leave country in 24 hours notice. Desi consulting shops are most to blame for. They learned tricks from big guys, it's easy to make big guys change their ways but not all these moms and pops shops.

it high time these desi consultants are bought to law. To reduce H1B abuses, the focus has to be on them. Modern day slavery.

Re: H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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post #4

H-1B needs to be ended. No more wage-suppression handouts to multi-billion dollar companies. Google and the rest of these companies can pay either pay more, or train more CITIZENS.

As an H1B at Google, I get paid as much as my American co-workers at the same job title. Please stop spreading FUD.

You contributing to supply would still suppress wages though no?

Re: H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an H1B at Google, I get paid as much as my American co-workers at the same job title. Please stop spreading FUD.

You contributing to supply would still suppress wages though no?

I guess I should just not work for a living, then. I'm hoping that people making such an observation have native American ancestry.

Re: H-1B abuse: Bay Area tech workers from India paid a pittance, feds say

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post #8
post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an H1B at Google, I get paid as much as my American co-workers at the same job title. Please stop spreading FUD.

You contributing to supply would still suppress wages though no?

Wealth creation is not a zero sum game, nice try
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