ASML, the world's largest manufacturer of lithography scanners, does not hire citizens for approximately
What is known
ASML is dependent on American technologyorigin, so the company makes many of its decisions based on the US sanctions policy. For this reason, she stopped hiring citizens of Russia, China, Iran, Syria, North Korea and about two dozen other countries.
The main thing in this situation is that the refusal of applicantsemployment is legal. This is the conclusion of the Institute for Human Rights. The agency said that ASML's decision not to hire professionals with passports from certain countries does not constitute discrimination based on citizenship.
The investigation began after one of thehuman rights organizations in Rotterdam filed a complaint. ASML immediately stated that it could not hire citizens of states from the US sanctions list, because. this is a violation of US law. Separately, it is worth noting that the company may also refuse applicants based on their nationality.