HCL Technologies today said a majority of its 12,000-strong workforce in the US are locals and expressed confidence in being able to “navigate” through any visa-related challenges that may emerge.
The comments assume significance as companies like Infosys and Cognizant are ramping up their workforce in the US to mitigate the impact of tightening of work visa norms.
“Today, we have 12 centres in the US, a lot of them at a significant scale. Overall, we have 12,000 employees in the US — over 50 per cent of them are locals,” HCL Technologies President and CEO C Vijayakumar told reporters.
He added that the company has been “proactively” creating more “resilient delivery models” by setting up onshore centres.
Over the past few months, there has been a growing sentiment of protectionism in not just the US but also markets like Singapore, Australia and New Zealand as they seek to safeguard jobs for locals and raise the bar for foreign workers.
“So, I think our overall business model and what we have done over the last few years is really helping us navigate any situation that could potentially come up,” he said.