Arvind Kejriwal Asks Centre to Take Note of Mass Layoffs in Tech Firms, Take Right Steps

Last Update: January 23, 2023, 15:02 IST

File photo of AAP supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.  (Photo by @AamAadmiParty)(Photo by @AamAadmiParty)

File photo of AAP supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo by @AamAadmiParty)(Photo by @AamAadmiParty)

In a Hindi tweet, Kejriwal said, “A large number of youth are being laid off from the IT sector. The central government should review the Indian situation and take the right steps.”

Expressing his concern over large scale layoffs in several tech firms, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the Center to assess the situation in the country and take the right steps.

Many multinational companies have cut jobs in the US and other countries in recent times.

“A large number of youth are being laid off from the IT sector. The central government should review the Indian situation and take appropriate steps,” Kejriwal said in a Hindi tweet.

Earlier this month, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company would lay off 10,000 employees, roughly five percent of its total workforce, calling it a tough call for the tech giant to remain a “resulting company” amid global economic uncertainties. Considered an option.

Microsoft is the latest firm after Facebook and Amazon to cut jobs as the bloodshed in the technology sector continues in 2023.

Indian-origin Nadella described the current times as a period of “significant change”, saying that consumers who had increased their digital spending during the COVID-19 pandemic are now adapting to do more with less. have been

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