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India Rejects Vance “Indentured Servants” Comment on Workers

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC · How we work

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India’s Foreign Ministry rejected U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s “indentured servants” comment on foreign workers.
Vance accused eight tech firms of replacing U.S. employees during a White House news conference.
The United States suspended new PERM green-card applications for Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini.
Microsoft said about 80% of its 6,000 H-1B filings were extensions, not new hires, disputing Vance’s claim.

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India’s Foreign Ministry rejected U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s “indentured servants” comment on foreign workers.
Vance accused eight tech firms of replacing U.S. employees during a White House news conference.
The United States suspended new PERM green-card applications for Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini.
Microsoft said about 80% of its 6,000 H-1B filings were extensions, not new hires, disputing Vance’s claim.