Rajiv Dabhadkar
Dabhadkar Rajiv is an Indian technocrat, author, columnist and CEO & Founder of "National Organization for Software and Technology Professionals".[1][2][3]
Activism
[edit]The initial goal of Dabhadkar was to alter the public's perception of Indian knowledge workers employed abroad, particularly in the US. His commissioned media initiatives have primarily focused on communicating the issues of wage discrimination and abuse of the rights of guest workers.[4][5][6]
His research work has been cited by the UK Border Agency as well as the US Homeland Security.[7]
Rajiv Dabhadkar returned to India, after staying more than a decade in the United States of America, and founded The National Organization for Software and Technology Professionals (NOSTOPS) in April 2004.[8][9] He joined hands with Bright Future Jobs as an American lobbying partner to end the xenophobic anti-guest worker sentiments.[10][11]
Dabhadkar is also a columnist on few notable websites such as The Times of India, Moneycontrol and Medium.[12][13]
Bibliography
[edit]- Green Carrot – Americas Work Visa Crisis, 2014, p:204, ISBN 978-1-5009-2910-7[14]
- "Americanisms – The Guide for Indian BPO Industry", 2005, p:157
- American Work Permit - Official Rules and Regulations of the American Work Visa, 2004[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Universities encourage student entrepreneurs to boost startup culture - EducationTimes.com". Educationtimes.com.
- ^ "America's high-tech sweatshops". NBC News. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Can the H-1B visa survive American nationalism?". Quartz. 1 November 2020.
- ^ Dabhadkar, Rajiv (June 4, 2006). "Indian techies in US plan for sick-in strike". Financial Express. Retrieved June 4, 2006.
- ^ Gross, Grant (2 June 2014). "Tech worker groups boycott IBM, Infosys, Manpower". Computerworld.
- ^ Smith, Matt (21 November 2014). "Visa fraud in US tech industry relies on falsified job letters". Reveal News.
- ^ Agarwal, Malia Politzer & Surabhi (23 June 2011). "Misuse of US visas may be widespread". mint.
- ^ "NOSTOPS Launches IndiaVerified.com To Curb Document Fraud". Firstpost. 13 August 2008.
- ^ "National Organization for Software and Technology Professionals -". National Organization for Software and Technology Professionals. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ "Indian Hustle: How Fraudsters Prey on Would-be US Tech Workers". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ Thibodeau, Patrick. "The H-1B Equation". Computerworld. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ "Rajiv Dabhadkar Blog". Times of India Blog.
- ^ "IT companies should start caring for their employees and visa orphans". Moneycontrol. 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Reviews – Green Carrot – America's Work Visa Crisis". store.pothi.com.
- ^ "American Work Permit - Official Rules and Regulations of the American Work Visa: H-1B and L1 Visa". American Work Permit.