美國政府拿Facebook 開刀了

(谷歌翻譯)

原題: 美国司法部称Facebook被不公平地忽视了美国工人

美国司法部周四指责Facebook歧视美国工人，在一项新的诉讼中说，这家社交媒体巨头已经向临时工，包括持有H-1B签证的临时工，提供了优先录用。

美国司法部说，Facebook“拒绝”招聘，考虑或雇用合格的美国工人，以提供2600多个工作岗位，在许多情况下，它们平均每年支付156,000美元的薪水。

该部门补充说，它选择使用临时签证持有人来填补这些职位，例如持有H-1B签证的人。

司法部说：“ Facebook故意创建了一个招聘系统，在该系统中，有资格的美国工人没有获得学习和申请工作的公平机会。”

它补充说，这家社交媒体公司试图将这类工作提供给它想赞助绿卡或永久居留权的临时签证持有人。

H-1B签证经常被技术部门用来将高技能的外国客人带到美国。但是批评家们说，管理这些签证的法律松懈，而且很难用便宜的外国劳工替代美国工人。

公司发言人丹尼尔·罗伯茨（Daniel Roberts）表示：“ Facebook一直在与美国司法部合作审查这一问题，尽管我们对申诉中的指控提出异议，但我们无法对未决诉讼进一步发表评论。”

Facebook诉讼是特朗普政府因试图限制外国工人移民而与硅谷发生冲突的最新例证。

特朗普和共和党议员在其他领域也与该公司发生冲突，例如指责扼杀保守声音的平台。

过去，司法和劳工部门都对大型科技公司进行了调查，其指控类似于针对Facebook的指控，但由于法律漏洞，他们很少提起诉讼。

科技公司和行业团体对限制外国工人移民的举措提出异议，称没有足够的美国学生获得科学和工程学学位，可以满足在人工智能等领域填补工作的需求。

六月，特朗普发布了总统公告，暂时阻止外国工人获得H-1B签证-政府随后表示，此举将为美国工人创造52.5万个就业机会。

经济政策研究所（EPI）5月的一份报告显示，在H-1B雇主排名前30位的企业中，美国主要企业包括亚马逊，微软，沃尔玛，Alphabet的Google，苹果和Facebook。

EPI报告称，大多数使用H1B签证的公司都利用计划规则，以合法方式向这些工人支付低于其当地工资中位数的工资。

英文原文:
US justice department claims Facebook
unfairly overlooked American workers

A new lawsuit says the social media giant favored those with H1-B visas, ‘refusing’ to recruit, consider or hire qualified US workers

The US Department of Justice accused Facebook on Thursday of discriminating against American workers, saying in a new lawsuit that the social media giant had given hiring preferences to temporary workers, including those who hold H-1B visas.

The DoJ said that Facebook had “refused” to recruit, consider or hire qualified US workers for more than 2,600 jobs that in many cases paid an average salary of $156,000 a year.


Instead, it opted to fill the positions using temporary visa holders, such as those with H-1B visas, the department added.

“Facebook intentionally created a hiring system in which it denied qualified US workers a fair opportunity to learn about and apply for jobs,” the justice department said.

The social media company instead sought to channel such jobs to temporary visa holders it wanted to sponsor for green cards or permanent residency, it added.

H-1B visas are often used by the technology sector to bring highly skilled foreign guest workers to the United States. But critics say the laws governing these visas are lax, and make it too easy to replace US workers with cheaper, foreign labor.

“Facebook has been cooperating with the DoJ in its review of this issue and while we dispute the allegations in the complaint, we cannot comment further on pending litigation,” company spokesman Daniel Roberts said.

The Facebook lawsuit is the latest example of the Trump administration clashing with Silicon Valley over attempts to restrict immigration for foreign workers.

Trump and Republican lawmakers have also clashed with the company in other areas, such as accusing the platform of stifling conservative voices.

The justice and labor departments have both investigated big tech companies in the past over allegations similar to those against Facebook, but they have rarely brought charges due to loopholes in the law.

Tech companies and industry groups have contested moves to limit immigration of foreign workers by saying there are not enough American students graduating with science and engineering degrees to meet the demand for filling jobs in areas such as artificial intelligence.

In June, Trump issued a presidential proclamation that temporarily blocked foreign workers entering on H-1B visas – an attempt the administration then said would open up 525,000 jobs for US workers.

Among the top 30 H-1B employers are major US firms including Amazon, Microsoft, Walmart, Alphabet’s Google, Apple and Facebook, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in May.

The EPI report said most companies using H1B visas take advantage of program rules in order to legally pay such workers below the local median wage for the jobs they fill.


US justice department claims Facebook unfairly overlooked American workers | Facebook | The Guardian

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