The company denied the allegations against itselfThe number of employees working in tcs worldwide is more than 6,00,000. The company has reacted to these allegations and termed them baseless and misleading. A company spokesperson said, tcs has a strong track record of being an equal opportunity employer in the US. The company says that it is not involved in any wrongdoing and is also not violating visa rules. Meanwhile, the EEOC investigation is ongoing and the complaints have been kept confidential, they have not been publicly disclosed. However, according to Bloomberg News, this investigation of the EEOC began during the administration of former President Biden and has continued under current President Trump. However, this is not the first time that tcs has come under investigation. Earlier also three former employees of britain had made similar allegations of discrimination against the company. Even then the company had denied these allegations.
Allegations have been made against cognizant Technology Solutions
In the year 2020, the EEOC had investigated another indian outsourcing firm cognizant Technology Solutions Company. This company was also accused of discriminating against non-Indian employees. The investigation found that the company had discriminated against more than 2,000 non-Indian employees between 2013 and 2022. After this, strict action was taken against the company. In January, President trump appointed Andrea R. Lucas as the acting chairman of the EEOC. Now under her leadership, the agency has intensified its efforts to eliminate discrimination against American workers.