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Indian Firm Refusing to Hire American Contractors
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 10:12 AM Reply


I just started a contract at an Indian US-based software company that sells to big pharma. I was one of 40 candidates that were interviewed and 2 were picked.

An American buddy of mine also interviewed, and he got turned down because he said he has custody of his kids and can't work weekends. Plus they won't pay time and a half.

I started this week and found out that there are 8 developers on my team, all Indian. Some are GC holders, I think, but 3 were flown in from India on a H-1B or L1 to finish this death march of a project that has to be done by May 1.

How could this company, which is 75% percent Hindi, not find local developers in a state with 10% unemployment? Isn't this blatant discrimination and H1-B fraud?

What are my options? My buddy's recruiter is pressuring the PM (who is one a few Americans in the place) by saying that it doesn't make sense to pay to ship Jr. developers over here and work the contractors to death -- instead he should hire a few locals for the same amount of labor cost.

I will post daily updates on my blog:

http://www.itgrunt.com/




jc909

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Registered: 5/8/07
Re: Indian Firm Refusing to Hire American Contractors
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 10:49 AM in response to: No2H1B Reply


Your buddy should sue for discrimination based on race/national origin. I don't think he'd have trouble demonstrating that in court, the bias would seem to be obvious.




ethernet_freak

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Registered: 12/4/08
Re: Indian Firm Refusing to Hire American Contractors
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 11:46 AM in response to: No2H1B Reply


You should blame the spineless US politicians, not the opportunistic Indian entrepreneurs.

Wouldn't you move to another country if it offered much better pay and lax labor regulations?

Of course, most countries either don't offer a better job market than the US or they protect their jobs with a vengeance.

WE deserve what we get. When was the last time that Americans [massively] protested about anything? Too busy "Dancing with the Stars" and buying ipods.