CSC under scanner for ‘exploiting’ Indian IT professionals in Denmark

Following is the article that has come in Indian Leading newspaper Economic Times.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/ITeS/CSC-under-scanner-for-exploiting-Indian-IT-professionals-in-Denmark/articleshow/5736717.cms?curpg=2

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CSC Exploits Indian IT professionals?

UNITES IT union in India & PROSA Danish professionals union say CSC computer services company exploits Indian IT workers

UNITES & PROSA believes that CSC Denmark must assume responsibility for the underpayment to the Indians.

CSC Denmark has over the past three years received around 900 Indians in Denmark to work for a salary of 3000 to 5000 Danish Crone plus 8,500 Danish Crone monthly as per diem allowance and paid housing. This is going on even though Danish law states that foreigners must earn at least 31,250 DKK monthly to enter the country through the so-called salary amount rule, which is part of the Aliens Act. This is gross exploitation of the Indians, who virtually live under slave-like conditions.

CSC rejects wrongdoing

CSC denies having done anything illegal. Lars Lundsgaard who is Nordic capability manager of the CSC says:

- We are fully confident that we have a good case and has not done anything illegal. We have just contacted the Immigration Service to be absolutely sure. CSC allegedly has had its calculation approved by the Immigration Service.

Quick return ticket

The Indian IT employee who complained to PROSA has an Indian contract which says that if he leaves CSC India within two years after his return, he must pay a penalty of 300,000 rupees – approx. 35,000 Danish Crone – which is a lot of money for an Indian, who earns 3000 DKK a month. But when he complained about this failure to pay the stated amount, CSC immediately changed the date on his return ticket and he was sent home a few days later.

On his way out of the country, he is very angry and files his resignation. For this reason he must pay the penalty of 35,000 DKK. PROSA has offered to pay his costs if he will go to court, but under pressure in India he has now withdrawn the case. CSC India will not give him his “relive papers”, which are necessary for him to get another job in India, until he waives all claims against CSC Denmark.

UNITES & PROSA have taken up this case in respective countries and are collaborating internationally.

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