Washington: Though the States Department is following the issue of protest by the Indian workers, of a Mississippi-based firm, but it can not take a position on a legal dispute between an employer and an employee, a senior official has said.

"We are following this matter closely, the Department of State does not comment on specific visa cases, nor can we take a position in a legal dispute between an employer and an employee," Department's spokesperson, Sean McCormack said while briefing the media yesterday at Foggy Bottom.

When asked if the Department was assisting the protesting Indian workers who had come to work for Signal International, a Mississippi-based firm, on a 10-month work visa after allegedly paying $20,000 to a contracted job recruiter, he said, "We have referred the workers complaints to the appropriate government agencies."

Source : PTI