Washington: Americans now constitute 50 per cent of the Wipro workforce in the US, making it the first major Indian IT company to cross the benchmark that could help it get rid of some of the punitive provisions of Congressional legislations with regard to hiring foreign workers on H-1B visas.
Over the past six months, Wipro hired over 1,600 employees by attracting and nurturing local talent to drive innovation and help transform clients' businesses into digital enterprises, Wipro said in a statement.
"Wipro has a steadfast commitment towards local communities where we are present. We will continue to build a strong local talent pool with diverse skill sets and make strategic investments in close proximity to our clients to serve them better," said Abidali Z Neemuchwala, Wipro's chief executive Officer & Executive Director.
During FY16-17, over 3,000 locals joined Wipro and today, the company has a workforce of over 14,000 in the US, a media statement said, adding that it will continue to recruit from top universities to build on the momentum of hiring locally in the US.
Wipro has over 40 facilities across 23 states in the US that are located in close proximity to clients.
Recently, the company added two multi-client delivery centres: a new hub to create advanced digital offerings in Mountain View, California and another in Farmington Hills, Michigan, staffed predominantly by local talent to offer engineering services to our clients mainly in the automotive segment.
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