Double standards? Indians in US missions grossly underpaid

[cirr]

The salary for the Indian Ambassador to the US, on the other hand, hovers around an approximate $8,000 (Rs 4.94 lakh).？？？？

True or false？

 

[Alfa-Fighter]

The salary for the Indian Ambassador to the US, on the other hand, hovers around an approximate $8,000 (Rs 4.94 lakh).？？？？
True or false？

yea can be possible , its per month

Lol....your reading comprehension is a joke. The article states how much MORE we pay our diplomats. And what India pays its diplomats is not our concern. You expect the US to pay the Indian diplomatic corps? Are all of you seriously this retarded?

Do americans has problem in reading and understanding english also ???

 

[xyxmt]

The India-US stand-off over Devyani Khobragade has brought Indian employees at the US Embassy and diplomatic missions in India, and the human resource policies they follow, under intense scrutiny.

Employees working with American missions in India have begun speaking out against the double standards of the US, and have revealed how many of them earn far less than their American counterparts do for doing the same job and working similar hours.

In fact, in the case of some semi-skilled staff, the wages are below those prescribed under India's Minimum Wages Act.

The US Diplomatic Security Service had on December 12 arrested Khobragade for allegedly underpaying her domestic help vis-à-vis American law, and misrepresenting the pay information in visa documents.

She was released on bail, but the charges against her remain.

While the starting salary for a US mission official is about $31,000 (Rs 19.2 lakh) per year plus allowances, it can go up to $151,000 (Rs 93.4 lakh) for a diplomat and $199,000 (Rs 1.23 crore) for the Ambassador, besides allowances.

The salary for the Indian Ambassador to the US, on the other hand, hovers around an approximate $8,000 (Rs 4.94 lakh).

Sample this: an employee of the US Embassy sent in his salary slip to this newspaper.

As a visa officer, the employee said he earned Rs 17,000 per month, a far cry from the Rs 1.55 lakh ($2,500) his American counterpart made exclusive of allowances and a free house.

In India, US diplomats even get a 20 per cent hardship allowance, which goes up to 25 per cent for their consulate in Kolkata.

The offer letter sent in by another employee, working as a visa clerk, showed his salary to be Rs 1,64,473 per annum - a pittance compared to that of an American equal, who would also be entitled to other allowances.

One security guard gets Rs 8,000 per month for an eight-hour daily shift, which is way below what's specified in the Act.

The US mission refrained from making any official comment, but officials claimed off the record that Indians know they have to work at lower wages as local employees.

"They are free to leave if they are not happy," a US mission source said.


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American citizen are paid American pay scale, Locals are paid local pay scale, this same method is practiced by all countries.

 

[ThinkLogically]

"right mined"? Do you mine people? Mine in people? Plant mines on them? You guys will do nada....mark my words. Let's check this thread in a month...and laugh at your inane post.

Lol! thanks for pointing out the typo.

Sure, lets see how it progresses. Either Devyani comes to India without trial in US or every body gets punished for breaking the law, mark my words.

 

[Hulk]

Stupid Post And article, Salary Paid By Indians employees at US consulate should be comparable to India and not USA. I see nothing wrong with 17K per month.

 

[ThinkLogically]

Stupid Post And article, Salary Paid By Indians employees at US consulate should be comparable to India and not USA. I see nothing wrong with 17K per month.

Isn't the US consulate a US territory?

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Isn't the US consulate a US territory?

Bingo. Totally.

 

[ThinkLogically]

What's your opinion about the consul family members working illegally and not paying any taxes?

 

[SarthakGanguly]

What's your opinion about the consul family members working illegally and not paying any taxes?

Deport. Period.

 

[ThinkLogically]

Deport. Period.

Why? Do they enjoy any immunity?

 

[Roybot]

Lol....your reading comprehension is a joke. The article states how much MORE we pay our diplomats. And what India pays its diplomats is not our concern. You expect the US to pay the Indian diplomatic corps? Are all of you seriously this retarded?

You are reading it wrong. The salary being paid(if true) to the Indian staff at the American Embassy and Consulate in India is lower than whats prescribed in the India's Minimum wages act.

No different from what the Indian diplomat is accused of.

 

[sree45]

American citizen are paid American pay scale, Locals are paid local pay scale, this same method is practiced by all countries.

Does that also mean Indian citizens with official govt. passport can be paid according to Indian pay scale as in the case of sangeetha richards?

 

[ThinkLogically]

Deport. Period.

When the US did not deport a consular official why we have to bend backwards and deport consular family members who do not have any sort of immunity.

 

[sree45]

Stupid Post And article, Salary Paid By Indians employees at US consulate should be comparable to India and not USA. I see nothing wrong with 17K per month.

But, Acc to Indian law, two people doing same work must have same pay. Here, American citizens are paid many times more than Indian citizens.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Why? Do they enjoy any immunity?

Humane international courtesy - PS - The US behaved like a pig.