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Indian firms employ over 30k US citizens: Study

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Posted: Jul 06, 2008 at 1305 hrs IST

New Delhi, July 6: Amidst the row in US over outsourcing, a study has said that big corporates like Essar, HCL, Tata, Mahindra and Wipro have generated over 30,000 jobs for Americans in recent years.

Tata Group alone employs 19,000 Americans and has invested over 3 billion dollars, besides operating 16 businesses in US, a report by US-India Business Council (USIBC) and industry body FICCI said.

Indian employers and their American workers contribute billions of dollars to the Federal, state and local treasuries by way of wages, corporate taxes, payroll taxes and income taxes, the study said.

About 12 Indian companies, including Essel-Propack, ITC Kitchens of India, Ranbaxy, Satyam and Wockhardt, are making a sizable impact on US economy, the chamber said.

With a presence in nearly a dozen states like Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, New York and Texas, Essar's American operations generated more than 110 million dollars in revenues last year and has employed about 7,200 people till now, which would increase to 8,500 by next year.

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