Tech firms slam job quota proposal in India's Silicon Valley

Bengaluru, India (AFP) July 17, 2024

Indian tech companies on Wednesday slammed a proposal to reserve more than half of all private jobs for local hires in Bengaluru, a city that has powered the country's growth into an IT powerhouse. Known as India's Silicon Valley, Bengaluru is home to Google's national headquarters and those of local tech behemoths Tata Consulting Services and Infosys. Its information technology sector d