Indian IT service provider Wipro is increasing the number of US and European workers it employs so its customers in the regions will not stop buying from it if protectionism increases.
At the launch of an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)in February, designed to improve trade between the UK and India, IT suppliers spoke about the dangers of protectionist economic policies.
Wipro, which employs 97,000, people, said it wanted to increase the number of employees outside India, and it is easier now because there are more available.
Currently, about 8% of its workers are from outside India.
Andy Gallagher, consultant at Compass Management Consulting, said Wipro is not alone in increasing the number of staff it has outside India.
He said certain roles are traditionally provided by staff local to the customer or by people from India.
“The offshore/onshore model, where you fly Indian staff over for a few months at a time,is losing its attractiveness. Clients are beginning to say they do not get continuity when people come over on 90-day visa. Also the cost difference between employing local people and flying people from India is reducing.”
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