call on the carpet

「（叱りつけるためにエラい人が）呼び出す」。

Microsoft To Grassley: We're Still Using H-1Bs, No 'Moral Imperative' To Hire Americans on Silicon Alley Insider

Last month, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Microsoft (MSFT) calling the company on the carpet for its outspoken support for the H-1B program even as it undergoes thousands of layoffs.

H-1B is the most common work visa for high-tech workers.