President-elect says US will withdraw from TPP.
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the world’s largest trade deal, on his first day in office and investigate “abuses” of work visa programmes that undercut American workers as he outlined his policy plans for the first 100 days in the White House. Mr Trump, in his first video-message after being elected the US President, described the TPP as a “potential disaster” for America and said he will quit the deal on the first day in office on January 20.
“My agenda will be based on a simple core principle: putting America first...I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here, in our great homeland: America creating wealth and jobs for American workers,” Trump said. “On immigration, I will direct the department of labor to investigate all abuses of visa programmes that undercut the American worker,” Mr Trump said.
Foreigners working in the IT sector may face tough scrutiny under Mr Trump and his proposed attorney general Jeff Sessions, a longtime critic of H-1B programme. According to a leading anti-immigration campaigner, Mr Trump is likely to crack down on the use of skilled-worker visas or H-1B issued to Indian outsourcing firms.
