SAN FRANCISCO: Infosys Ltd, the India-based computer services giant, touted its new strategy to hire and train 10,000 American workers over the next two years at the company’s annual leadership meeting in San Francisco.
Infosys is the largest employer of workers under the US H1-B visa programme for skilled workers, which has been under fire as the Trump Administration moves to tighten a range of immigration laws.
Many large companies hire so-called outsourcing firms such as Infosys to manage their computer operations.
Infosys announced three weeks ago that it would hire 10,000 Americans, and that it had leased 35,000 square feet of office space in downtown Indianapolis.
Indiana Gov Eric Holcomb, who succeeded Vice President Mike Pence in the state’s top office, and Indiana University President Michael McRobbie appeared at the San Francisco event to voice their support.
Ravi Kumar, Infosys’s deputy chief operating officer, said the company will be looking to hire both experienced professionals and recent college graduates at a range of skill levels. — Reuters
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