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posted by n1 on Saturday May 20 2017, @06:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the $15/hr dept.

Once India's global claim to fame, the country's information technology (IT) sector is seeing a spate of layoffs by IT majors like Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Infosys and Cognizant.

The churn in the IT sector — which is moving towards increasing automation, use of artificial intelligence and is beset by tightening visa regulations — is likely to affect mid-level employees with 10-15 years of experience the most, as many are averse to learning new skills, industry experts have said.

Further, Indian IT firms are witnessing their slowest growth in a decade, while global firms are shifting their budgets from traditional IT services to newer areas such as digital and cloud, which require engineers to engage with clients instead of working remotely. Even as this shift takes hold of the sector, automation is increasingly taking over low-end maintenance work, forcing companies to shift workers to other projects and reduce hiring from campuses.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by kaszz on Saturday May 20 2017, @06:47PM (1 child)

    by kaszz (4211) on Saturday May 20 2017, @06:47PM (#512670) Journal

    Seems they are following IBM that tries to cut the workforce too [soylentnews.org] using means disguised as something else.

    Something is going on..

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 20 2017, @08:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 20 2017, @08:50PM (#512716)

    Something is going on..

    Yes, some IT professionals have designed automated software that is replacing other IT professionals. That's what's going on.