美国以涉嫌欺诈为由，暂停八家科技公司参与PERM计划——即雇主担保绿卡申请前的劳动力认证程序。其中，Capgemini是唯一被点名的欧洲公司，而北美则是其增长最快的地区，贡献了集团29%的收入。
The US is suspending eight technology firms from PERM, the labour certification step that precedes an employer-sponsored green card, citing alleged fraud. Capgemini is the only European company named, and North America is its fastest-growing region at 29% of group revenue.
美国已暂停八家科技公司参与该计划，该计划允许雇主为外籍员工申请永久居留身份。JD·范斯于周四宣布了这一决定，并指出存在涉嫌欺诈行为。这八家公司中有一家来自欧洲。
The US has suspended eight technology companies from the programme that lets employers sponsor foreign staff for permanent residency. JD Vance announced it on Thursday, citing alleged fraud. One of the eight is European.
据路透社报道，劳工部长基思·松德林在白宫新闻发布会上公布了被暂停的公司名单，包括Cognizant、Infosys、Tata、Wipro、HCL、Capgemini，以及微软和Adobe。劳工监察长安东尼·德·埃斯波西托表示，相关传票已经送达。微软尚未立即回应路透社的提问。
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling named Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini alongside Microsoft and Adobe, at a White House press conference reported by Reuters. Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito said subpoenas had been served. Microsoft did not immediately respond to Reuters.
此次暂停具有实际影响。PERM是雇主在为员工申请绿卡前必须获得的劳动力认证，根据《联邦法规汇编》第20卷第656.31条，劳工部可在调查结束前暂停相关申请。此次暂停仅针对新提交的申请。
What is suspended matters. PERM is the labour certification an employer must obtain before petitioning for a worker’s green card, and the department can hold applications under 20 CFR 656.31 until an investigation finishes. It covers new filings.
已提交或已获批的案件不会因此被取消，任何人的当前签证状态也不会改变。更广泛的限制体现在其他方面：美国国土安全部于8月提议，每份新的配额限制类H-1B签证申请需缴纳103,265美元的费用。这并非首次出现此类暂停。
Cases already filed or approved are not cancelled by it, and nobody’s current visa status changes. The wider squeeze is elsewhere, in the $103,265 fee the Department of Homeland Security proposed in August for each new capped H-1B. This is not the first suspension.
今年7月，劳工部监察长启动了一项针对全国H-1B和PERM计划的欺诈调查，指控存在欺诈性申请、工资回扣和虚假雇佣等问题，并于9月暂停了Cognizant和数据公司Cloudera的新申请。此外，美国司法部于8月因OpenAI在PERM职位招聘中的宣传方式问题，向其追讨了320万美元。目前，劳工调查尚未提出任何刑事指控。Capgemini是名单中唯一被点名的欧洲公司。
The department’s inspector general opened a nationwide H-1B and PERM fraud investigation in July, citing fraudulent applications, wage kickbacks and benching, then held new filings from Cognizant and the data firm Cloudera in September. Separately, the Justice Department took $3.2M from OpenAI in August over how it advertised PERM roles. No criminal charges have been brought in the labour investigation. Capgemini is the European name on the list.
这家巴黎公司雇用了42.1万名员工，并在第一季度从北美地区获得了17.21亿欧元的收入。北美占该集团总收入的29%，且其增长速度超过其他任何地区。该公司是OpenAI“前沿联盟”中的四家咨询公司之一，其他三家分别是埃森哲、麦肯锡和BCG。另有九所大学也正处于调查之中。
The Paris company employs 421,000 people and took EUR 1,721M from North America in the first quarter, a region worth 29% of group revenue and growing faster than any other. It is one of four consultancies in OpenAI’s Frontier Alliances, alongside Accenture, McKinsey and BCG. Nine universities are also under investigation.
哈佛大学、耶鲁大学和斯坦福大学均在列，它们被指控通过招收国际学生来压低美国工资。这些大学也已经收到了传票。凯捷集团花费大量时间敦促欧洲企业精确评估此类风险敞口。
Harvard, Yale and Stanford are among them, accused of bringing in international students to undercut American wages. Subpoenas have already been served there too. Capgemini spends a good deal of time telling European companies to measure exactly this kind of exposure.
其研究机构上个月发现，86%的大型企业对海外或受外部控制的供应链存在重大依赖，而36%的企业若需摆脱关键供应商，所需时间将超过一年。目前，凯捷集团自身的美国绿卡引进计划也已暂停，且尚未公布恢复日期。
Its research institute found last month that 86% of large organisations have significant exposure to foreign or externally controlled supply chains, and that 36% would need more than a year to leave a critical provider. Its own American green card pipeline has now been suspended with no published end date.